SecurID with HTML Forms Support Scheme Prerequisites

In order to use the SecurID with HTML support authentication scheme, the following prerequisites must be met:

The RSA ACE/Client software must be installed on the same machine as the Policy Server.
For Policy Servers on Windows, the ACE configuration information file (sdconf.rec) must reside in the winnt\system32 directory and point the VAR_ACE and USR_ACE variables to the appropriate ACE agent data and prog directories respectively.
For Policy Servers on UNIX, the sdconf.rec file should be in the <policy server installation dir>/bin directory. In addition, the VAR_ACE and USR_ACE variables should point to the <policy server installation dir>/bin, allowing the Policy Server to use SiteMinder API libraries and not the ACE agent.
A customized .fcc file must reside 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. For example:
<SM_Web_Agent_Install_Dir>\Samples\Forms
A customized .unauth file must reside on the Web Agent server unless the .fcc file uses the smerrorpage directive.
A connection to the user directory must be configured using the SiteMinder User Directory dialog.
The default HTML forms library must be installed to handle HTML Forms authentication processing:
- SmAuthHTML.dll on Windows
- smauthhtml.so on Solaris
These files are installed automatically when you configure a Web Agent. For more information, see the Policy Server Installation Guide.

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