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Policy Server Requirements

Before you install the Web Agent, the Policy Server must be installed, configured and able to communicate with the system where you plan to install the Web Agent.

Note: For more information, see the Policy Server documentation.

You must configure Policy Server with the following items:

• A SiteMinder Administrator that has the right to register trusted hosts.

  A trusted host is a client computer where one or more SiteMinder Web Agents are installed. The term trusted host refers to the physical system. There must be an administrator with the privilege to register trusted hosts.

• Agent identity

  An Agent identity establishes a mapping between the name and the IP address of the web server instance hosting a Web Agent. You define an Agent identity from the Agents object in the Policy Server User Interface. You assign it a name and specify the Agent type as a Web Agent.

• Host Configuration Object

  This object resides on the Policy Server and defines the communication between the Web Agent and the Policy Server after the initial connection between the two is made.

  A trusted host is a client computer where one or more SiteMinder Web Agents are installed. The term trusted host refers to the physical system.

  Do not confuse this object with the trusted host’s configuration file, SmHost.conf, which is installed on the trusted host after a successful host registration. The settings in the SmHost.conf file enable the Web Agent to connect to a Policy Server for the first connection only. Subsequent connections are governed by the Host Configuration Object.

• Agent Configuration Object

  This object includes the parameters that define the Web Agent configuration. The required parameters vary according to the type of web server that is hosting your Web Agent.