Previous Topic: Overview

Next Topic: Enable and Disable the Adjudication Provider

Configure the SiteMinder Adjudication Provider in WebLogic

Configure the SiteMinder Adjudication Provider in the Security Realms Node in the WebLogic Server Administration Console.

To configure the SiteMinder Adjudication Provider in WebLogic

  1. Open the WebLogic Server Administration Console.
  2. In the navigation frame on the left of the console, click the Security Realms node in the Domain Structure list.
  3. Click on the name of the realm you are configuring (for example, myrealm).
  4. Click the Providers tab.
  5. Click the Adjudication tab to display the Adjudication Providers list.
  6. Click Replace to replace the default adjudication provider.
  7. On the Create a New Adjudication Provider page:
    1. Specify a name for the Adjudication Provider in the Name field. For example, SMAdjudicationProvider.
    2. Select SiteMinderAdjudicationProvider from the Type drop-down list.

    Note: If SiteMinderAdjudicationProvider is not listed, check the SiteMinder Agent installation to determine if it was successful.

  8. Click OK to save the new Adjudication Provider.
  9. Click the entry for your SiteMinder Adjudication Provider to open it for editing:
    1. Click the Provider Specific tab.
    2. In the SMAdjudication Provider Config File field, enter the location of the configuration file for the Adjudication Provider.

      If you are using the default Agent configuration file, the location is ASA_HOME/conf/WebAgent.conf. If you created a new Agent configuration file for the Adjudication Provider, be sure to enter the location and file name of the file you created.

      You can use an absolute or relative path. If you use a relative path, the configuration file will be relative to the directory smasa.home/conf or relative to your current WebLogic Server working directory, WLS_HOME/user_projects/yourdomain.

    3. In the SiteMinder Permission Decision field, select one of the following options:

SiteMinder
Precedence

The SiteMinder Adjudication Provider assigns maximum weight to the result returned by a SiteMinder Authorization Provider.

Equal
Precedence

The SiteMinder Adjudication Provider assigns equal weight to the results returned by all configured Authorization Providers in the security realm.

  1. Click Save.
  2. Enable the Adjudication Provider.
  3. Configure logging.
  4. Restart the WebLogic Server and check SiteMinder logs to verify that the Adjudication Provider is configured correctly.

More Information

Set Up the Agent Configuration File (WebAgent.conf)

Install the SiteMinder Agent for WebLogic

SiteMinder Adjudication Provider

Enable and Disable the Adjudication Provider

Logging


Copyright © 2010 CA. All rights reserved. Email CA about this topic