Configure the Front-End Web Server

The web server (which operates with a SiteMinder Web Agent), acts as a front end for the SAP Web Application Server (Web AS) J2EE engine.

The following list describes guidelines for configuring the front-end web server:

Install and configure a SiteMinder Web Agent on the front-end web server to provide the first tier of authentication for the SiteMinder Agent for SAP Web AS.
Note: For more information, see the SiteMinder Web Agent Installation Guide.
Configure the web server to proxy the requests for the Web AS J2EE engine applications.
- For the SAP Enterprise Portal, configure the web server to proxy the requests for resources starting with /irj.
Block access to the SAP Web AS applications directly through the SAP Web AS J2EE engine. The SiteMinder Agent for SAP Web AS denies such access because it does not authenticate the users for any direct access. Route all requests to SAP Web AS applications, including the SAP Enterprise Portal applications, through the front-end web server only.
Implement the web server plug-ins in the following order:
1. Web Agent
2. SessionLinker (if used)
  For more information about the Session Linker, see the SiteMinder SessionLinker Guide.
3. Web AS proxy plug-in.

Note: For more information, see your SAP documentation.

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