4.1.3. Configuring SSL connections on Microsoft Windows platforms

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

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During authentication, when Zorp communicates with ZAA, ZAA expects TLS-encrypted communication. In order to disable this and to use the communication without encryption (which is strongly against the recommendation, but useful for debugging purposes), the SSL encryption shall be disabled by setting the SSL registry key to value '0'. For details on this parameter, see Section 4.1, Configuring Zorp Authentication Agent on Microsoft Windows platforms. Also see, Procedure 3.1.1, Installing the Zorp Authentication Agent on Microsoft Windows.
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It is highly recommended to encrypt the communication between Zorp and the Zorp Authentication Agent, because without it, anyone can connect to the Zorp Authentication Agent Multiplexer, resulting in the authentication information obtained by unauthorized people. It is essential to use encryption when password authentication is used. For details on encryption, see Procedure 3.1.1, Installing the Zorp Authentication Agent on Microsoft Windows.