Policy Server Guides › Policy Server Configuration Guide › Responses and Response Groups › How SiteMinder Processes Responses › Responses and Directory Mappings

Responses and Directory Mappings

Directory mappings let you specify a separate authorization user directory for a realm. When you define a separate authorization directory, a user is authenticated based on the information contained in one directory, but authorized based on the information contained in another directory.

When you create a response and associate it with a authentication (OnAuth) event, any information retrieved from a user directory is retrieved from the authentication directory. If you create an authorization (OnAccess) event, any information retrieved from a user directory is retrieved from the authorization directory.