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SiteMinder Adjudication Provider

The SiteMinder Adjudication Provider resolves any authorization conflicts that may occur when more than one authorization provider is configured in a security realm by weighing the result of each authorization provider's access decision. The Adjudication Provider does this by tallying different results returned by multiple Authorization providers' access decisions and providing a final decision on whether access should be granted to a WebLogic resource.

Note: The SiteMinder Adjudication Provider is required if the SiteMinder Authorization Provider is configured.

The SiteMinder Adjudication Provider can be configured to operate in two different modes:

• SiteMinder Precedence—In this mode, the SiteMinder Adjudication Provider assigns maximum weight to the result returned by a SiteMinder Authorization Provider.
• Equal Precedence—In this mode, the SiteMinder Adjudication Provider assigns equal weight to the results returned by all configured Authorization Providers in the security realm.

Note: Do not set EnableWebAgent="NO" for the SiteMinder Adjudication Provider—doing so will prevent the WebLogic Server from starting.

The following table indicates the behavior of these modes. In the table, "N/A" denotes either a YES or NO answer that does not affect the final outcome of the authorization decision.