How to Automate AdminUI registration.

Products

• CA Single Sign On Secure Proxy Server (SiteMinder)
• CA Single Sign On SOA Security Manager (SiteMinder)
• CA Single Sign-On

Issue/Introduction

Customer is working on automating the install of the policy server and AdminUI. However, to register the AdminUI you need to log in with a browser:

"Register the Administrative UI 

The Administrative UI is registered with Policy Server when you log in to it for the first time with the default super user account (siteminder) credentials. This registration process establishes a trusted relationship between the Administrative UI and a Policy Server. Policy Server is managed using the Administrative UI according to the administrative privileges of the user." 

https://docops.ca.com/ca-single-sign-on/12-7/en/installing/install-the-administrative-ui/install-the-administrative-ui-on-windows-stand-alone#InstalltheAdministrativeUIonWindows(stand-alone)-InstalltheAdministrativeUI 

How to work around this?

Environment

Release: ESPSTM99000-12.51-Single Sign On-Extended Support Plus
Component:

Resolution

The AdminUI can be registered without human interaction using curl:

curl -k -L -c <COOKIEFILE> --data "query=&username=<USERNAME>&password=<PASSWORD>&address=<POLICYSERVER>" https://<ADMINUISERVER>:8443/iam/siteminder/adminui/?