Chapter 3. Installing the Authentication Agent (AA)

This section describes the installation and configuration of the Authentication Agent on Microsoft Windows and GNU/Linux platforms. The Authentication Agent has to be installed on every computer having access to authenticated services.

The agent has two components:

  1. Authentication Agent Multiplexer: It is a daemon running in the background, accepting the connections coming from PNS and verifying the TLS 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 following platforms are supported:

  • Windows 10 LTSB (Long-Term Servicing Branch)

  • Windows Server 2016, 2019

  • Ubuntu 22.04 LTS

AA is distributed as a portable AppImage package on GNU/Linux platforms without needing superuser permissions to install the application.

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