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Software Requirements

Install supported versions of required software before you install the SiteMinder Agent.

For a complete list of supported software, operating systems, Java environments, and prerequisite CA product versions, refer to the SiteMinder Agent for Application Servers Platform Support Matrix on the Technical Support site.

Requirements for all installations

Supported versions of the following software must be installed and properly configured before you install the SiteMinder Agent:

• IBM WebSphere Application Server and any cumulative fixes for this application server. For WebSphere hardware and software requirements, see the WebSphere documentation.
• A supported Java Runtime Environment (JRE) patched to support unlimited key strength in the Java Cryptography Extension (JCE) package.

  Note: If the JRE used by the WebSphere Application Server and the SiteMinder Agent is not patched to support unlimited key strength, host registration fails during SiteMinder Agent installation and WebSphere fails to start once the SiteMinder Agent has been configured on WebSphere.

  The path to the JRE installation directory must be present in your environment. For example, on UNIX systems, if your JRE is not present in the PATH variable, run these commands:

  PATH=$PATH:JRE/bin

  export PATH

  JRE

  Specifies the location of your Java Runtime Environment.

  Note: For a list of supported JREs, see the SiteMinder support matrix on the Technical Support site.

• SiteMinder Policy Server (typically on a different system in production environments)

Note: Be sure to install supported versions of the prerequisite software in the correct order.

Requirements for installations featuring advanced authentication

To use the SiteMinder TAI to challenge web requests that do not include a valid SiteMinder session cookie for credentials using advanced (other than Basic) authentication schemes, a supported SiteMinder Web Agent must also be installed.

Note: The SiteMinder Policy Server and Web Agent (where applicable) can be installed on different systems than the WebSphere Application Server.

More information:

Installation Checklist