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SiteMinder Authentication Provider Use Cases

In the following figure, the SiteMinder Authentication Provider interacts with the WebLogic Server default role mapper and authorization provider. The SiteMinder Authentication Provider returns groups that are mapped to roles by the default role mapper. These roles are then used by the default authorization provider for authorization decisions.

In one use case, Java Client 1 and Web Browser 1 go through an Identity Asserter and make requests directly to the container. The requests have an identity assertion token.

In a second use case, no Identity Asserter is available and Java Client 2 and Web Browser 2 make requests directly to the container. The requests do not contain an identity assertion token and users must enter a password.