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Manage User Profiles

The SiteMinder Agent for SharePoint [insert SiteMinder version number] does not support User Profile Import or User Migration. However, you can use the Microsoft SharePoint User Profile Synchronization Service to import user information from external directory sources. The User Profile Synchronization Service lets you extract the additional data from the external directory and augments the user records with this data. Data can also be written to the directory source (such as Active Directory or an LDAP directory), provided appropriate permissions are present.

The User Profile Service in SharePoint stores information about users in a central location, that allows multiple SharePoint applications to manage user profiles. Enable the User Profile service using SharePoint Central Administration.

You can configure SharePoint to use the User Profile Synchronization Service to import SiteMinder users. And you can use the SiteMinder Agent for SharePoint solution to protect the web applications.

Note: For more information about User Profile Synchronization, see the Configure profile synchronization article from the Microsoft TechNet website.