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When the API Gateway authenticates to CA SiteMinder on behalf of a user, SiteMinder can issue a single sign-on token as evidence of the authentication event. The token is eventually returned to the client, which can then use it in subsequent requests to the API Gateway.
Instead of authenticating the client against SiteMinder for every request, the API Gateway need only validate the token. If the token validates, the client can be considered authenticated. If the token does not validate, the client is not considered authenticated.
You can use the SiteMinder Logout filter to invalidate a single sign-on token that was previously issued by SiteMinder. When the token has been invalidated, the client is no longer be considered authenticated.
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You must have already validated the session before calling the SiteMinder Logout filter in your policy. For more details, see the SiteMinder session validation topic. |
Integration with CA SiteMinder requires CA SiteMinder SDK version 12.0-sp1-cr005 or later. You must add the required third-party binaries to your API Gateway and Policy Studio installations. For more information, see the following sections: