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Map Agent Identities and Web Servers for Use By FCCs and SCCs

The AgentName parameter and its associated IP addresses provide mappings between web server interfaces and Agent names defined in the policy store. Web Agents need to make Agent API calls in the proper Agent name context for the correct set of rules and policies to apply.

If the Web Agent is acting as a forms or SSL credential collector, it needs the name of the Web Agent protecting the requested resource and a user's credentials to process requests. By default, SiteMinder includes the Agent name in the URL that redirects the user from the Web Agent to the credential collector. However, if you are working with other applications, you can map the AgentName parameter to the name and IP address of each host using the collector. The credential collector uses the mappings to resolve the Agent name.

The following are example values for the AgentName parameter:


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