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Web Application Protection

This section contains the following topics:

Application Protection Methods

REMOTE_USER Variable

How Response Attributes Work with Web Agents

CA SiteMinder® Default HTTP Headers

Application Protection Methods

CA SiteMinder® provides the following methods for protecting web applications:

• REMOTE_USER variable for passing the authenticated user name to applications.
• Response attributes.
• HTTP headers.
• Custom error pages.