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Identify the Application that Needs Protecting
In this use case, you need to establish different access privileges for different parts of the human resources application. To do this, you must identify the directories underneath the main application and configure the appropriate access.
To protect the example human resources application
- Click Policies, Applications.
- Click Create Applications
The Create Application pane opens.
- Click the General tab.
- Enter values for the fields in the General group box. For this use case, the following data is specified:
- Enter values for the fields in the Components group box. For this use case, the following data is specified:
- Agent Type
Web Agent
- Agent
hrportal agent
- Resource Filter
/benefits
- Default Resource Protection
Protected
- Authentication Scheme
Basic
Note: Click Help for descriptions of settings and controls, including their respective requirements and limits.
- Specify the user directory associated with the resources being protected. This directory is where SiteMinder will locate users who meet the role criteria.
- Click Add/Remove.
- Select Employees from the Available Members box and click the right arrow to place this group in the Selected Members box.
- Click OK.
The human resources application is now identified.