Introduction

This guide describes the installation and administration of the Identity Awareness Agent (IDA) software. The IDA software is a component of the cOS Core identity awareness feature which is used for authentication of remote clients. This guide can be seen as an extension of the identity awareness description which can be found in the authentication section of the cOS Core Administration Guide.

The Software is Separate to cOS Core

The IDA software is not supplied with cOS Core as it is a piece of self-contained software. Instead, it must be downloaded separately from the Clavister website. The IDA software version numbering is also different from cOS Core version numbering and new IDA versions may be released at any time.

The Software Runs On Windows Domain Servers

The IDA software runs on one or more Windows domain servers in an active directory, sending back authenticated client information to cOS Core so that further authentication is not necessary. The IDA can run on either a domain controller or domain member. Installation of the IDA software on multiple servers will provide redundancy.

Compatible Windows Server Versions

The IDA software can be installed only on Windows Server™ 2008 R2, 2012 or 2016.

Detailed guidelines for installation are described in the next chapter.