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Properties

The fields in the Properties group box enable you to define the behavior of a response attribute that can be used when constructing SiteMinder responses.

• Name—Name of the Agent Type Property.
• Description—Brief description of the Agent Type Property
• Data Type—One of the following data types for the value that the Policy Server returns to the agent:
  • String—A string value.
  • Number—A four-byte numeric value in a network byte order.
  • IP Address—A four-byte numeric value in a network byte order that can be interpreted as an IP address.
  • Encrypted String—A string encrypted using RADIUS-like encryption. An encrypted string is used for RADIUS agents.
• Identifier—This is a numeric ID assigned to the attribute, ranging from 1 to 255. For custom Agents, available values are 224-255 and 1-150.

When assigning Response Behavior, consider the following:

• What is the purpose of this response type: authentication or authorization?
• What types of response behavior will this response require: success or failure?
• How many instances of this type of an attribute will you allow in one response: Zero or One or Zero or Many?
• If you are setting up an authorization response type, you can use one of the following two attribute selections: Access Accept or Access Reject.
• If you are setting up an authentication Response Type, you can use any one of the three displayed attribute selections: Access Accept, Access Reject, or Access Challenge.