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Policy Considerations for OnAccessReject Rules

Consider how the Policy Server processes global policies and the special circumstances created by OnAccessReject rules when creating global rules that include OnAccessReject events.

An OnAccessReject rule will not fire if it is in the same policy as a GET / POST rule. When a user is authenticated, SiteMinder resolves the identity of the user. Therefore, if the OnAccessReject rule and the GET / POST rule are in the same policy, then a user who is allowed access to a resource is the same user who should be redirected on an OnAccessReject event. Since the user is allowed access, the reject event never applies.

To resolve this discrepancy, create a separate policy for the OnAccessReject rule, which may include other event rules, and specify the users for which it should apply.

For example, in an LDAP user directory, User1 should have access to a resource and everyone else in the group, ou=People, o=company.com, should be redirected to an OnAccessReject page. Two policies are required:

• Policy1

  Includes a GET / POST rule that allows access for User1.

• Policy2

  Includes the OnAccessReject rule and a Redirect response, and specifies the group ou=People, o=company.com.

Since User1 is authorized, the OnAccessReject rule will not fire when User1 access the resource. However, the OnAccessReject rule will fire for all other users in the group, ou=People, o=company.com, because they are not authorized to access the resource.