SiteMinder Windows Authentication Integration Configuration for Identity Portal.

Products

• SITEMINDER
• CA Identity Suite
• CA Identity Portal

Issue/Introduction

When attempting to integrate Identity Portal with SiteMinder using the Windows Authentication Scheme, users consistently encounter authentication failures.

Environment

Identity Portal 14.x & 15

Cause

The failure is caused by an incorrect configuration of the SSO (Single Sign-On) User ID header.

Resolution

Navigate to the general configuration settings and update the SSO User ID header from the default SM_USER to SM_UNIVERSALID.

Additional Information

For further information about Identity Portal integration with Siteminder, see documentation Single Sign-On Authentication using Symantec SiteMinder - 14.5 or Single Sign-On Authentication using Symantec SiteMinder - v15