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Components of the SAML Affiliate Agent

The SAML Affiliate Agent combines these two components:

• Web server plug-in for affiliate services

  This component is a plug-in to the Web server where the SAML Affiliate Agent is installed. The plug-in is configured through the AffiliateConfig.xml file.

• Affiliate server

  This is a UNIX daemon or NT service, depending on the Web server operating system. The server is configured through the affiliateserverconf.properties file. The Affiliate Server communicates to the producer on behalf of the affiliate Web server plug-in. This server must be up and running for the SAML Affiliate Agent to operate.

The following illustration shows the SAML Affiliate Agent components: