Description
Can Siteminder default headers be configured as remote user variable? If yes then how and if no then is there any specific reason?
Solution
We can set the value of REMOTE_USER based on the value of variable defined in RemoteUserVar ACO parameter. But same is not recommended for default siteminder HTTP headers (rather existing HTTP headers). As per web-agent documentation, the procedure and care points for setting REMOTE_USER header:
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By default, the SetRemoteUser parameter is set to no, which leaves REMOTE_USER blank.----------------------------
Although we are able to set REMOTE_USER header based on the value of response variable value; but it's not recommended solution in customer scenario as customer is using existing default Siteminder HTTP header variable and web-agent guide refrains from doing this.