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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:

1. 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.
2. 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.
3. The SiteMinder Web Agent/Secure Proxy Server forwards the CA SSO Web authentication cookie to the SiteMinder Policy Server.
4. The SiteMinder Policy Server forwards the CA SSO Web authentication cookie to the CA SSO Policy Server.
5. The CA SSO Policy Server validates the CA SSO Web authentication cookie and returns the user name to the SiteMinder Policy Server.
6. 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.
7. 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.