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Create a SiteMinder Response for Windows Impersonation (r6.x SP6)

The Windows Impersonation authentication method used by the SiteMinder Agent for SharePoint requires a SiteMinder response, which you configure in the Policy Server User Interface.

Create a SiteMinder response for Windows impersonation

1. Click the Domains tab.

   The domain you created for your SharePoint resources appears.

2. Expand the domain.

   The following icons appear:

   • Realms
   • Responses
   • Policies
3. Right-click Responses, and then select Create Response.

   The SiteMinder response dialog appears.

4. Enter a distinctive name, and (optional) description.
5. Verify that SiteMinder Web Agent appears in the Agent Type drop-down list.
6. Click Create.

   The Response Attribute dialog appears.

7. Create the response by doing the following:
   1. Verify that the following appears in the Attribute drop-down list:

      WebAgent-HTTP-Header-Variable
      

   2. Click the User Attribute option button.
   3. Click the Variable Name field and enter the name for the response variable. Record the name for future reference when you configure the Web Agent.

      Important! Use the same name for the response variable in both the SiteMinder response and for the value of the SPImpersonateResponseVarName parameter in the Agent Configuration Object.

   4. Click the Attribute Name field and enter the following Active Directory attribute:

      userprincipalname
      

   5. Click OK.

      The Response Attribute dialog closes.

8. Click OK.

   The SiteMinder response dialog closes.

9. Add the response to your policy by doing the following:
   1. In the Policy list, right-click your SharePoint Policy, and then select Properties of Policy.

      The SiteMinder Policy dialog appears.

   2. Click the Rules tab, and then click the rule for your SharePoint policy.
   3. Click Set Response.

      The Set Response dialog appears with a list of available responses.

   4. Click the response you created, and then click OK.

      The Set Response dialog closes. The Rule in the list now shows the response.

10. Click OK.

    The SiteMinder Policy Dialog closes and the response for Windows Impersonation is created.