4.1.3. Configuring SSL connections (Windows)

Authentication Agent Multiplexer and PNS can communicate through an SSL-encrypted channel. For this, a certificate has to be available on the PNS firewall that PNS uses to authenticate the connection to the Authentication Agent Multiplexer. The Authentication Agent Multiplexer verifies this certificate using the certificate of the CA issuing PNS's certificate, therefore the certificate of the CA has to be imported to the machine running the Authentication Agent.

Note

It is highly recommended to encrypt the communication between PNS and the authentication agent, because without it anyone can connect to the Authentication Agent Multiplexer, resulting in the authentication information obtained by unauthorized people. It is essential to use encryption when password authentication is used.