The SiteMinder Secure Proxy Server (SPS) federation gateway offers a proxy-based solution to access control in a federated network. Unlike a traditional proxy, which typically serves a group of users requesting Internet resources, the SPS federation gateway is a reverse proxy, meaning it acts on behalf of users requesting resources from an enterprise.
The SPS federation gateway is a self-contained system; it has its own servlet engine and web server built in to the system and relies on its proxy engine to handle access requests from federated partners to protected resources. Enhancing SPS to work as a federation gateway allows quick deployments.
As a component of SiteMinder federation security services, the SPS federation gateway can replace the Web Agent and Web Agent Option Pack to provide the services of the Federation Web Services application. A single SPS federation gateway can limit the amount of configuration required for access to resources by limiting the need for many Web Agents.
Note: The Secure Proxy Server is an separately-licensed product from SiteMinder.
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