Federation Security Services Guide › Overview of a SiteMinder Federation Partnership Setup › Set Up Consuming Authority Components › Install the Consuming-side Policy Server

Install the Consuming-side Policy Server

You must install the Policy Server at the consuming authority site. The Policy Server provides functions such as the federation authentication schemes and the Assertion Generator.

At the consuming authority, do the following:

1. Install the Policy Server.

   See the SiteMinder Policy Server Installation Guide.

2. Set up a policy store.

   See the SiteMinder Policy Server Installation Guide.

   Important! If you choose to initialize a new policy store, the Policy Server installer will automatically import the affiliate objects contained in the ampolicy.smdif file. These objects are necessary for federation. If you use an existing policy store that you do not initialize, you will have to manually import the affiliate objects.To verify that the import is successful, log in to the FSS Administrative UI and click on Domains in the System tab. You should see the FederationWebServices domain object.

3. Set up a user store and add users permitted to access target resources.

   See the SiteMinder Policy Server Configuration Guide.