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Solution 4: Extended Networks

Solution 4 illustrates how SiteMinder Federation Security Services can be deployed at smcompany.com, ahealthco.com, and discounts.com to solve Use Case 4: Extended Networks.

The following illustration shows an extended network. SAML 1.x is the protocol being used.

Extended Network Solution

Note: The SPS federation gateway can replace the Web Agent and Web Agent Option Pack to provide the SiteMinder Federation Web Services application functions. For information about installing and configuring the SPS federation gateway, see the CA SiteMinder Secure Proxy Server Administration Guide.

SiteMinder is deployed at smcompany.com and ahealthco.com by installing the Web Agent with the Web Agent Option Pack on one machine, and the Policy Server on another machine. The SAML Affiliate Agent is installed at discounts.com.

In Solution 4:

The administrator for smcompany.com has configured two entities in an affiliate domain, which represents ahealthco.com and discounts.com. These sites are configured in a similar manner as in Examples 1 and 3 described previously, but the configurations have been extended as follows:


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