Federation Security Services Guide › Overview of a SiteMinder Federation Partnership Setup › Set Up Producing Authority Components › Install a Web Agent or SPS Federation Gateway (Producing-side)

Install a Web Agent or SPS Federation Gateway (Producing-side)

The Web Agent is a required component in a SiteMinder federation security services network. You can either install a Web Agent on a web server or install an SPS federation gateway, which has an embedded web agent.

At the producing authority, set up the following components:

1. Install one of the following:
   • Web Agent

     For instructions, see SiteMinder Web Agent Installation Guide.

   • SPS federation gateway

     For instructions, see SiteMinder Secure Proxy Server Administration Guide.

2. For artifact single sign-on only, SSL-enable the web server with the Web Agent installed or the system with the SPS federation gateway, depending on what is installed in your environment.

   If the SAML Affiliate Agent is the consumer, the SSL-enabled web server at the producer must be configured to ignore client certificates. (This is the web server where the Web Agent is installed.) The SAML Affiliate Agent's Affiliate Server component cannot communicate with the Web Agent if the web server is configured to accept client certificates.