SiteMinder Overview

Components of SiteMinder

1. Policy Server - The Policy Server provides policy management, authentication, authorization, and accounting.
2. SiteMinder Agents - Integrated with a standard Web server or application server, SiteMinder Agents enable SiteMinder to manage access to Web applications and content according to predefined security policies.
3. SiteMinder Administrative UI - The majority of Policy Server configuration tasks are performed using the Administrative UI. This includes 
1. Infrastructure 
2. Policies 
3. Federation
4. Reports 
5. Administration
4. Policy Server Management Console -  However, there are some Policy Server management tasks that you perform using the Policy Server Management Console. The management tasks controlled by the Policy Server Management Console include the following:

• Starting and stopping Policy Server processes
• Configuring Policy Server Executives
• Cache Management
• Key Management
• Global Settings
• User Management

Typical SiteMinder Environment 

Installation 

1. Policy Server (Required)
2. Federation Security Services Administration UI
3. Policy Store(Required)
4. SiteMinder Administrative UI(Required)
5. CA Business Intelligence(Optional)
6. SiteMinder Audit Database(Optional)
7. Agents(Required)

SiteMinder - Configuration Order