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Authenticated CA SSO Client User Accesses SiteMinder Resource
The following example illustrates an authenticated CA SSO client user accessing a SiteMinder protected resource:
- An authenticated CA SSO Client user launches a Web browser. While this is happening, the CA SSO Client places an CA SSO Web authentication cookie into the browser.
- The user tries to access a SiteMinder-protected resource using the Web browser and the request is intercepted by the SiteMinder Web Agent/Secure Proxy Server.
- The SiteMinder Web Agent/Secure Proxy Server forwards the CA SSO Web authentication cookie to the SiteMinder Policy Server.
- The SiteMinder Policy Server forwards the CA SSO Web authentication cookie to the CA SSO Policy Server.
- The CA SSO Policy Server validates the CA SSO Web authentication cookie and returns the user name to the SiteMinder Policy Server.
- The SiteMinder Policy Server verifies the returned user name in the SiteMinder user store, then issues a corresponding SiteMinder cookie and returns it to the SiteMinder Web Agent/Secure Proxy Server.
- The SiteMinder Web Agent/Secure Proxy Server returns the requested resource to the user, who now has the authentication cookie credentials necessary for SiteMinder and CA SSO environments.