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Verify the SiteMinder Policies

You can use the SiteMinder Test tool to verify the SiteMinder policies.

Follow these steps:

1. Access the SiteMinder Test Tool from the Start, Programs menu.
2. Specify the correct Agent name, Shared Secret, and IP address. Click Connect.
3. Enter the correct validation realm resource (for example, /smwebasagent/), action GET. Click IsProtected.
4. Enter a valid SiteMinder username and password. Click IsAuthenticated, and IsAuthorized.
5. Check the configuration of the Policy Server and the Policy Server logs if any of the following events occur:
   • A red indicator appears at any time
   • The responses WASUSERNAME and NPS_SESSION_LINKER (only for SSO Mode if the SessionLinker is used) do not appear in the Attributes section, examine the SiteMinder Policy server configuration and logs.
6. Change the resource to the Web AS application. Click IsProtected, IsAuthenticated, and IsAuthorized. Verify that no red indicators appear and that responses appear for WASUSERNAME and NPS_SESSION_LINKER.
7. Change the resource to the Enterprise Portal application resource and click IsProtected, IsAuthenticated, and IsAuthorized. Verify that no red indicators appear and that responses appear for both WASUSERNAME and NPS_SESSION_LINKER.
8. Verify that the users configured for accessing Web AS and Enterprise portal also have access to the validation realm resource, /smwebasagent/.