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Variable Objects in Responses

You can create responses that include variable objects by incorporating them in response attributes. Variable objects can be used in response attributes to include dynamic information evaluated during the authorization of a request.

Note: Variable objects included in responses are only evaluated during the authorization of a request and not during the authentication process. Responses that include variables are limited to authorization events.

Responses can contain any number of response attributes. Each response attribute contains one variable object. Like HTTP header and cookie variables, a SiteMinder variable object is a name-value pair. SiteMinder variable objects are different from HTTP header and cookie variables, however, in that the variable object name is used to look up the variable object value at runtime. Then, in the case of response attributes, the resulting name-value pair can be returned in an HTTP header or cookie variable.