Agent Guide › Configure the SiteMinder Authentication Provider › Enable and Disable the Authentication Provider

Enable and Disable the Authentication Provider

After you set up the Authentication Provider realm and configure the Authentication Provider in the WebLogic administration console, enable the SiteMinder Authentication Provider so that it can authenticate users against SiteMinder user directories.

When you disable a SiteMinder Authentication Provider, it no longer authenticates users and authentication defaults to other configured authentication providers.

You enable or disable the SiteMinder Authentication Provider in the Agent configuration file for the Agent.

Note: If you are using a single Agent configuration file for multiple SiteMinder Agent providers including the Authentication Provider and you have already enabled a Provider in that file, you do not need to complete this procedure. Continue the configuration process by completing the verification steps.

To enable or disable the SiteMinder Authentication Provider

1. Open the Agent configuration file in the ASA_HOME\conf directory.
2. Set the EnableWebAgent parameter as follows:
   • To enable the Authentication Provider, set EnableWebAgent="Yes"
   • To disable the Authentication Provider, set EnableWebAgent="No"

   Note: The EnableWebAgent parameter applies to all of the Providers that use the Agent configuration file. For example, if you configured all of the SiteMinder Agent Providers to use a single Agent configuration file, setting EnableWebAgent to yes, enables all of the Providers.