SiteMinder Web Agent For HTTP Server vs SiteMinder Application Server Agent For Application Server

For my reference - Found this article in this link : https://communities.ca.com/web/ca-identity-and-access-mgmt-distributed-global-user-community/message-board/-/message_boards/message/10545320#_19_message_2253414

SiteMinder Web Agent For HTTP Server	SiteMinder Application Server Agent For Application Server
Will not protect WAS directly	Protects WAS directly
No direct support for WebSphere SSO unless WebSphere is configured to same LDAP repository as SiteMinder User Directories	Bi-directional support for WebSphere SSO
No protection for EJB container and Web container	SiteMinder AppServer Agent protects WebSphere Web container and EJB container
No integration with WebSphere Application Server	Integrates with WebSphere Application Server Security Mechanism
Supportability is easy	Supporting WebSphere Application Server Agent is difficult when compared to the SiteMinder Web Agents
Security Integration is loosely coupled between Web Server and Application Server	Provides tight security integration for WebSphere Application Server
Provides advanced Authentication mechanisms – Form based, Certificate based, RSA token authentication etc	Provides basic Authentication scheme only; Needs another Web Server with SiteMinder Web Agent for Advanced Authentication Schemes
No Audit/logs are generated for WebSphere Application Server. Logs are generated only at IBM HTTP Server	Audit/Logs are generated at WebSphere Application Server level
Easy to troubleshoot	Support and troubleshoot needs higher level of experience with SiteMinder Application Server Agent and WebSphere Application Server
No need to restart Application Server when changes are made to SiteMinder Web Agent; The Web Server needs a restart	Application Server needs a restart when changes are made to the SiteMinder Application Server Agent