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How CA EEM Works with CA Virtual Assurance

CA EEM includes the following key objects:

• Identities (users and user groups)
• Resources
• Policies

CA EEM provides the following capabilities:

Authentication

Authenticates the user. The authenticated user can then be used in subsequent authorization processing.

Authorization

Permits a user to access a particular resource. A resource can be any logical or physical entity. In CA Virtual Assurance, the typical resource is a user interface component (for example, tab, command, drop-down list, and so on). A set of policies associated with a resource class control authorization. These policies are the primary way to integrate CA EEM with CA Virtual Assurance.