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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

1. Click Policies, Applications.
2. Click Create Applications

   The Create Application pane opens.

3. Click the General tab.
4. Enter values for the fields in the General group box. For this use case, the following data is specified:
   • Name

     HR Application

   • Description

     Identifies the internal human resources application

5. 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.

6. Specify the user directory associated with the resources being protected. This directory is where SiteMinder will locate users who meet the role criteria.
   1. Click Add/Remove.
   2. Select Employees from the Available Members box and click the right arrow to place this group in the Selected Members box.
   3. Click OK.

The human resources application is now identified.