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SafeWord Server and HTML Forms Authentication Schemes

This Authentication Scheme authenticates users against a SafeWord Server in conjunction with a custom HTML form, including users who are logging in via the SafeWord hardware tokens. You can define multiple instances of this scheme. The exact configuration parameters of the SafeWord Server are specified by the SafeWord configuration file.

SafeWord Server and HTML Forms Scheme Prerequisites

Ensure the following prerequisites are met before configuring a SafeWord Server and HTML Forms authentication scheme:

• The SafeWord Server is installed on a network accessible by the Policy Server.
• The exact location of the SafeWord Server is specified in the SafeWord configuration file.
• A customized .fcc file resides on a Web Agent server in the cookie domain in which you want to implement HTML Forms authentication. CA provides sample .fcc files under the Samples/Forms subdirectory, where you installed your Web Agent.
• A customized .unauth file resides on the Web Agent server

  Note: The .unauth file is not required if the .fcc file uses smerrorpage directive.

• A directory connection exists between the Policy Server and the user directory.
• The default HTML forms library is installed. The HTML forms library handles HTML Forms authentication processing:
  • SmAuthHTML.dll on Windows
  • smauthhtml.so on Solaris

  These files are installed automatically when you configure a Web Agent.

• (Sun Java Systems) If you are using a Sun Java Systems web server, increase the value of the StackSize parameter in the magnus.conf file to a value greater than 131072. Failing to change the value causes the web server to dump its core and restart each time SiteMinder makes an authentication request using forms.

More information:

SiteMinder FCC Files

User Directories