Purpose: 

Zorp Authentication Agent is launched on desktop environment startup, and places its icon on the system tray. To configure Zorp Authentication Agent preferences, complete the following steps.

Note

To display the version number and other information about Zorp Authentication Agent, right-click the system tray icon and click About.

Steps: 

  1. Right-click the system tray icon and click Preferences.

    Preferences

    Figure 6.1. Preferences

  2. To enable automatic Kerberos authentication without user interaction with the Zorp Authentication Agent, select Automatic Kerberos authentication. In this case, Zorp Authentication Agent will use the username provided during Windows or Linux desktop session login.

  3. To prevent unauthorized initiation of network connections through unattended machines, configure Forget password. Enter the number of minutes after which Zorp Authentication Agent deletes the stored password and requires authentication for new connection requests.

  4. To immediately delete the stored password from the Zorp Authentication Agent and require authentication for new connection requests, click Forget password now.

    ZAA stores its preferences in the ~/.config/aa/aa.cfg configuration file on Linux, and in the Windows Registry on Microsoft Windows platforms, for more information see Section 4.1.1, Registry entries on Microsoft Windows platforms.