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Token Store

(Optional) SiteMinder supports several authentication schemes which use third–party hardware-based security cards or tokens. These tokens provide dynamically–generated passwords that add another layer of security.

All tokens use data files provided by their respective vendors. Some vendors store their tokens remotely on a server they provide. Other vendors allow their tokens to be stored locally in the SiteMinder token store (token store). The purpose of this component is to store these tokens.

If you decide to use a token–based authentication scheme, the token vendor you implement influences if a token store is a required component in your SiteMinder environment.

Consider the following if a token store is a required component in your implementation:

• You can configure a token store to a stand–alone database.
• If the policy store is configured in a database that is also supported for use as a token store, you can configure the policy store to function as a token store.

Note: For more information about configuring a token store, see the documentation roadmap.