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Agents

Access Manager Policy Agents protect content on web servers and web proxy servers from unauthorized intrusions. They control access to services and web resources based on the policies configured by an administrator.

The agent object defines a Policy Agent profile, and allows Access Manager to store authentication and other profile information about a specific agent that is protecting an Access Manager resource. Through the Access Manager console, administrators can view, create, modify and delete agent profiles.

This section contains the following topics:

To Create an Agent Object

  1. Navigate to the organization that contains the agent to be created.
  2. Choose Agents from the View menu.
  3. Click New.
  4. Enter the values for the fields. Only Name is required. The fields are:
  5. Name. Enter the name or identity of the agent. This is the name that the agent will use to log into Access Manager.

    Password. Enter the agent password. This password must match the password used by the agent during LDAP authentication.

    Description. Enter a brief description of the agent. For example, you can enter the agent instance name or the name of the application it is protecting.

    Agent Key Value. Set the agent properties with a key/value pair. This property is used by Access Manager to receive agent requests for credential assertions about users. Currently, only one property is valid and all other properties will be ignored. Use the following format:

    */agentToolURL=http:////server_name:port/

    Device Status. Enter the device status of the agent. If set to Active, the agent will be able to authenticate to and communicate with Access Manager. If set to Inactive, the agent will not be able to authenticate to Access Manager.

  6. Click Save.

To Delete an Agent Object

  1. Navigate to the organization that contains the agent to be deleted.
  2. Choose Agent from the View menu.
  3. Select the checkbox next to the name of the agent.
  4. Click Delete.

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