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SiteMinder Agent for SharePoint Components and Microsoft SharePoint

The following illustration shows the relationship between the SiteMinder components and the SharePoint server.

Flowchart showing how the authentication for SharePoint 2010 is handled by the CA SiteMinder Agent for SharePoint and how Authorization is handled by the SiteMinder SharePoint Claims Provider

In the previous illustration, customers, partners, and employees request resources from SharePoint. The requests must pass through the SiteMinder Agent for SharePoint. The agent provides authentication, policy enforcement, and federated single sign-on capabilities. The SiteMinder Policy Server acts as the policy decision point for authentication. The SiteMinder Policy Store which is connected to the Policy Server stores policies and other configuration objects. This solution enables external users to access protected SharePoint resources and internal users to access SharePoint resources.