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A SiteMinder agent enforces access control policies provided by the Policy Server.
Agents act as gate keepers that protect resources from unauthorized users. When a user issues a request for a resource, the request is routed through the agent. The agent determines whether to accept or reject the request based on the information it receives from the Policy Server.
The Agent API (module Netegrity::AgentAPI) lets you write scripts that test the operation of your agents. The tasks you can perform with the Agent API include many of the tasks you can perform with the SiteMinder Test Tool. The Agent API also lets you view information about the user's session.
The following illustration shows some of the operations you can perform with the Agent API:
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