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How the SAML Affiliate Agent is Invoked

When a user accesses a protected resource on a Web server at a consumer site, the SAML Affiliate Agent intercepts the request and tries matching the resource to a protected consumer resource specified in the Agent’s configuration file. If a match is found, the SAML Affiliate Agent redirects the user’s browser to the producer to request user information. If the requested resource does not match what is defined in the SAML Affiliate Agent’s configuration file, it passes the request to the consumer Web server, which processes the request as usual.