Configuring SiteMinder

SiteMinder provides a centralized Web access management system that enables user authentication and single sign-on, policy-based authorization, identity federation, and auditing of access to Web applications and portals.

Note: When you configure a shared resource for SiteMinder configuration, ensure that you check Enable Security Token Attribute on the SAML Options tab.

Procedure

  • SiteMinder can be configured using the CLI, the TIBCO Configuration Tool, and TIBCO ActiveMatrix Administrator UI.
    Starting Point Procedure
    On the command prompt
    1. Install TIBCO ActiveMatrix Policy Director Governance
    2. Install Jurisdiction Policy. Refer to Installing Unlimited Jurisdiction Files for more details.
    On Tibco Configuration Tool Run tpcl, configure third-party drivers to support SiteMinder libraries, and load the following files:
    If you are using SiteMinder Policy Server version R12, then install:
    1. smagentapi.jar
    2. cryptoj.jar
    If you are using SiteMinder Policy Server version R6, then install:
    1. jsafe.jar
    2. jsafeJCEFIPS.jar
    3. smagentapi.jar
    On ActiveMatrix Administrator UI
    1. Choose Infrastructure > Software Management.
    2. Select Show System Features.
    3. Select Tibco ActiveMatrix SiteMinder WebAgent Feature.
    4. Click Edit.
    5. Select a node to deploy.
    6. Click Apply with resolve.
    The following status indicates that the configuration was successful:
    1. Feature Status = Installed.
    2. Node Runtime State = Running.
    3. Action History= Change features successful.
    On SiteMinder Refer to the SiteMinder documentation to configure Single Sign-On.