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Upgrades and Microsoft Visual Studio

Valid on Windows

SiteMinder r6.0 SP6 components are compiled using Microsoft Visual Studio® 2005 (VC 8). Consider the following:

• Previous versions of SiteMinder were compiled using Microsoft Visual Studio 2003 (VC 7). Although we expect that all custom code compiled with Microsoft Visual Studio 2003 (VC 7) to continue to work, we recommend testing all custom code with SiteMinder r6.0 SP6.
• If you are using layered products, we recommend referring to the respective Platform Support Matrix to determine if the product is certified with SiteMinder r6.0 SP6. Examples of layered products include the following:
  • Application server agents
  • ERP agents
  • Advanced Password Services
  • The Secure Proxy Server
  • Identity Manager