3.3 Configuring in Case of Advanced Authentication as a Service

The following table describes the parameters to configure Mac OS Client in case of Advanced Authentication as a Service.

Parameter

Description

discovery.host

DNS name of the Advanced Authentication as a Service server.

discovery.connectTimeout

Parameter to specify the Advanced Authentication servers discovery timeout in seconds. The default value is 2 seconds. Recommended value is 10 seconds.

discovery.dnsTimeout

Parameter to specify the time out for the DNS queries in seconds. The default value is 3 seconds. Recommended value is 10 seconds.

tenant_name

parameter to specify your tenant name.

For example, tenant_name: YOURTENANTNAME

To configure the Mac OS Client to work with Advanced Authentication Servers via HTTP Proxy, see Configuring to Connect Via HTTP Proxy.

3.3.1 Configuring to Connect Via HTTP Proxy

You can configure the Mac OS Client to work with Advanced Authentication Servers via HTTP Proxy. Perform the following steps to configure the Mac OS client.

  1. Navigate to /Library/Security/SecurityAgentPlugins/aucore_login.bundle/Contents/etc/aucore_login.conf.

  2. Specify the following parameters:

    • Specify IP address or host name of the Proxy server in proxy.host.

    • Specify a port number for the client-server interaction in proxy.port.

    • Specify the timeout in seconds for the Proxy server response in proxy.timeout.

      The default timeout value is 10 seconds.

    • (Optional) Specify the username to login to the Proxy server in proxy.username.

    • (Optional) Specify the password to login to the Proxy server in proxy.password.

    NOTE:You can skip specifying Proxy username and password. If the Proxy username or password are not specified or wrong, the user will be asked for the proxy credentials during next login.

    For local users, the proxy credentials are ignored and you are allowed to login.

  3. Save the changes.

  4. Restart the system.