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How to Migrate from SiteMinder SSO & FBA (r6.x SP5 CRx) to the SiteMinder Agent for SharePoint r6.x SP6

This section provides a high-level overview of the procedures necessary to migrate to the SiteMinder Agent for SharePoint. To migrate from SiteMinder SSO & FBA (r6.x SP5 CRx) to the SiteMinder Agent for SharePoint r6.x SP6, use the following process:

1. Verify that the versions of the following components support the SiteMinder Agent for SharePoint:
   • Policy Server
   • Web Agent
2. If necessary, upgrade the previous components to compatible versions.
3. Add the following actions to the SiteMinder Web Agent type:
   • Head
   • Options
4. Modify the directory connection in your Policy Server to use the proper user attributes.
5. (For FBA only). Configure virtual attribute mappings.to the directory specified in your directory connection.
6. Modify your existing authentication scheme to use any supported method you want. For example, you can change the authentication scheme to use basic authentication to replace the FCC scheme used with the previous SharePoint implementation.
7. Delete the following unprotected realms:
   • _vti_bin
   • _vti_inf
   • _layouts
8. Change the following settings in your Agent Configuration object:
   1. Add the SPVirtualAttributeMapList parameter, and set the value to reflect the virtual attribute mappings.
   2. Set the value of the LogoffURI parameter to the following:

      /_layouts/SPSignout.aspx /_layouts/SPRedirector.aspx
      

   3. Delete the following parameter:

      autoauthorizeoptions
      

9. Install the SiteMinder Agent for SharePoint (which includes the Management UI).
10. Use the SiteMinder Management UI to do the following tasks:
    1. Protect your applications.
    2. Migrate Users.
    3. Import User Profiles (MOSS only).