Documentation Changes

Documentation Changes

The following updates have been made to the 12.52 SP1 documentation, as a result of issues found in previous releases:

Proxy Service Configuration—Updated the topic to describe how http_connection_timeout works when -Dhttp_connection_timeout is configured. The change resolves CQ 184414, 21695829 and STAR 21695829.

Authentication REST Interface—Updated the topic to correct the URI format. The change resolves CQ 184721 and STAR 21755360-1.

Prerequisites—Updated the topic to note the requirement of the ncurses package and to add that CA SiteMinder® SPS must be installed on a separate computer. The change resolves CQ 184218 and 184222. The topic also includes the requirement of opening the port 7658 and verifying that Policy Server and CA RiskMinder are running.

Implement a Filter—Updated the topic to correct the path to the lib directory. The change resolves CQ 183762 and STAR 21730064-1.

SPS as a Web Agent Replacement—Updated the topic to clarify the requirements of the Web Agent Option Pack.

Prerequisites for Using CA SiteMinder® SPS as a Web Agent Replacement—Deleted the note on the requirement of Web Agent Option pack installation. The change resolves CQ 181448 and STAR 21657979-1.

Generate a Self-signed Certificate—Updated the topic to correct the command to generate a self-signed certificate. The change resolves CQ 172433.

Download and Install the Certificates from the Certificate Authority—Updated the topic to add steps on how to add RootCA or self-signed certificate to ca-bundle.cert. The change resolves CQ 172433.

Debug Attribute—Corrected the example value of xmlns:nete. The change resolves CQ 184884 and STAR 21754567-02.

Configuring the CA SiteMinder® SPS Server Settings—Updated the chapter to correct the default values of enablecachepostdata, worker.ajp13.max_threads, http_connection_pool_max_size, http_connection_timeout, http_connection_stalecheck, http_connection_pool_min_size, and http_connection_pool_incremental_factor. The change resolves CQ 182068 and STAR 21652689-1.

Bookshelf—Updated the bookshelf with the following changes:

• The Administration Guide content is structured based on tasks such as Installing, Configuring.
• To facilitate better user experience on our new platform, the Online Help content of administrating CA SiteMinder® SPS using Administrative UI is merged with the Administration Guide content of administrating CA SiteMinder® SPS using backend files. The new content is available in Administration Guide, Configuration Methods of CA SiteMinder® SPS. The following changes are done as a result of this task:
  • The Online Help content that is embedded in Administrative UI is not updated with the new content and is still accessible through the Help option in Administrative UI. It contains content that describes how to administer CA SiteMinder® SPS using Administrative UI. However, the Online Help content is no longer delivered through the bookshelf.
  • The Configure the Proxy Rules and Create Virtual Hosts scenarios are now delivered as task-based content. You can find the content in Configuration Methods of CA SiteMinder® SPS.

The following updates have been made to the 12.52 documentation, as a result of issues found in previous releases

• Required patches for the Java Cryptographic Extension (JCE)—This topic details the files that require updates to use the cryptographic algorithms provided by Java. Resolves CQ 174929.
• Integrated Windows Authentication—This chapter details the operating systems on which Integrated Windows Authentication is supported and the ACO parameter that is required to enable Windows authentication scheme. Resolves CQs 172603 and 172605.
• Authentication and Authorization—This chapter details the AgentName format, and the authentication and authorization request formats. Resolves the CQs 177424, 173173, 172762, 172758, 172760, and 172764.