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How SiteMinder Uses UIDs

When you configure a user directory connection with a UID, once a user logs into SiteMinder, the Policy Server fetches the UID from the designated attribute in the user's directory profile.

This value is placed in the session ticket (SESSIONSPEC) and returned to the requesting SiteMinder Agent. Web Agents make this value available to web-based applications in a header variable (HTTP_SM_UNIVERSALID). This value can be passed to applications or objects designed using the Agent API to validate the session ticket or to ask for an authorization. In either case the UID is returned as part of successful outcome.


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