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User Directory Connections Overview

User directories and user databases store user data, including organizational information, user and group attributes, and credentials such as passwords. The Administrative UI lets you configure connections to existing user directories and databases.

You configure directory connections to resolve how the Policy Server establishes a context for user identities. The Policy Server uses these connections to verify user identities and retrieve user attributes contained in the user stores.

You configure the Policy Server to connect to any number of supported user directories, including:

A list of supported directories types exists in the SiteMinder platform support matrix.

Note: If you are trying to configure or upgrade a SiteMinder store listed in the SiteMinder Platform Support Matrix and cannot find the procedures in this guide, see the Directory Configuration Guide.


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