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SM Walker for
CA SiteMinder®
What it does
SM Walker for CA SiteMinder® is a general purpose scripting language that with the appropriate user-written scripts can perform
many useful funtions that involve searching, reading and writing user store data. It can be used as Active Response, Active Rule
and Active Policy. It provides a library of functions that have often been requested by customers of CA SiteMinder.
SM Walker for CA SiteMinder can also be used as an authentication scheme wedge that is inserted between the authentication
service for the CA SiteMinder solution and an out-of-the-box authentication scheme. In this case, the packaged work product can
perform additional processing before or after the authentication is forwarded to the underlying authentication scheme.
Benefits that deliver value
SM Walker for CA SiteMinder:
•Allows the functionality of CA SiteMinder to be extended without writing JAVA or C++ code.
How it works
SM Walker for CA SiteMinder allows an administrator for CA SiteMinder to script expressions and create logical evaluations that
can be used to mange user authentication, authorization and personalization through CA SiteMinder. The SM Walker component
has a rich set of methods and operations which can be combined to easily implement authentication pre and post processing as
well as authorization requirements that cannot be met out-of-the-box with CA SiteMinder.
Technical prerequisites
A list of technical prerequisites for this packaged work product can be found at CA Support online. This is a central repository
that will help you identify CA Technologies product compatibility with operating systems, other third-party software products,
as well as with certification standards and regulations. Contact your CA Services representative for further assistance with
purchasing this component.
The CA Technologies advantage
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lifecycle—from strategy to consulting to implementation and management with unsurpassed depth of expertise and breadth
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