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Protect the Online Shopping Application

In this use case, you want to establish access privileges with specific conditions for the store's Web-based shopping application.

To protect the web-based shopping 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

    Online Catalog

    Description

    Identifies the clothing stores Web-based shopping application

  5. Enter values for the fields in the Details group box. For this use case, the following data is specified:
    Agent Type

    Web Agent

    Agent

    Web Retail Agent

    Resource Filter

    /webcatalog

    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 IsCustomer from the Available Members box and click the right arrow to place this group in the Selected Members box.

      IsCustomers maps to the users in both directories associated with the clothing store.

    3. Click Submit.

You have now created an application called Online Catalog.