3. Installing the Authentication Agent (AA)

This section describes the installation and configuration of the authentication agent on Microsoft Windows and Linux platforms. The authentication agent has to be installed on every computer having access to authenticated services. The following platforms are supported:

  • Windows 10 LTSB (Long-Term Servicing Branch)

  • Windows Server 2012R2, 2016, 2019

  • Ubuntu 18.04 Bionic Beaver (64-bit only)

The agent has two components:

  1. Authentication Agent Multiplexer: A daemon running in the background, accepting the connections coming from PNS and verifying the SSL certificates of PNS (if the communication is encrypted). In a multi-user environment the Multiplexer displays the dialog of the Authentication Agent on the desktop of the user initiating a connection requiring authentication.

  2. Authentication Agent: This application collects the information required for the authentication, for example, the username, authentication method, password, and so on.

The installers automatically install both components. The components require approximately 5 MB of free hard disk space.

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