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How Web Agent Caches Work

The Web Agent searches the following caches for the information it needs before contacting the SiteMinder Policy Server:

Because retrieving information from a cache is quicker than contacting the Policy Server, performance improves. The following illustration describes this process:

Sequence of Web Agent Checking the Resource, Session and Authorization Caches Before Contacting the Policy Server

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