Advanced Authentication System Requirements

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Choose a category in the below list to learn about the technical specifications:

1.0 Server Requirements

1.1 Appliance

Platform

Advanced Authentication Appliance runs 64-bit operating system on x86-64 hardware supported by SLES 12 SP5.

RAM

Minimum: 8 GB

Recommended: 12 GB

Processor

Minimum: 4 Cores

Recommended: 8 Cores

Processor must support SSE 4.2 instructions. For more information about how to check whether the CPU supports SSE 4.2 instructions, see Verifying SSE 4.2 Instructions on CPU.

Hard Disk space

Minimum: 60 GB

Recommended: 100 GB

Virtual System

Supported Virtual systems are:

  • Citrix XenServer 7.1, 7.5

  • Citrix Hypervisor 8.0

  • Hyper-V Server 2016 or later

  • VMware ESX 5.5 or later

1.2 Advanced Authentication Server on Public Cloud

AWS

Node requirements are as follows:

  • Node Type: T3 large

  • Node Volume Size: 60 GB

Azure

Node Size: DS3_V2 Standard

1.3 Common Specifications for Appliance and Server on Cloud

Authentication Methods

Supported Authentication Methods are:

  • Apple Touch ID

  • Bluetooth

    NOTE:The Bluetooth method has been deprecated from Advanced Authentication 6.4 Service Pack 1.

  • Card

  • Device Authentication

  • Email OTP

  • Facial Recognition

  • FIDO U2F

  • Fingerprint

  • Flex OTP

  • HOTP

  • LDAP Password

  • Password

  • PKI

  • RADIUS Client

  • Security Questions

  • Smartphone

  • SMS OTP

  • Swedish BankID

  • Swisscom Mobile ID

  • TOTP

  • Voice

  • Voice OTP

  • Windows Hello

It is possible to combine more than one authentication method to form an authentication chain.

Integrations

  • Provides in-built RADIUS server functionalities

  • Integration with third-parties using SAML 2.0 and OAuth 2.0

  • Two ways to integrate with ADFS:

    • SAML 2.0

    • ADFS Plug-in

  • Provides REST API for third-party integrations

  • In-house integration with the other products of Micro Focus:

    • Access Manager

    • Secure Login

    • iPrint

    • Filr

    • Privileged Account Manager

    • Management and Security Server

RADIUS Server

Advanced Authentication can act as a RADIUS Server or a RADIUS Client. Only PAP validations are supported with Advanced Authentication RADIUS Server.

Ports

Ensure that the default ports for the Advanced Authentication appliance are open in your firewall. For more information, see Configuring the Firewall.

Browsers

Any one of the following browsers:

  • Microsoft Edge 108 and later

  • Google Chrome 108 and later

  • Mozilla Firefox 108 and later

  • Safari 15 and later

LDAP Repositories

Any one of the following repositories:

  • Microsoft Active Directory Services

  • Microsoft Active Directory Lightweight Directory Services

  • NetIQ eDirectory

  • OpenLDAP

  • OpenDJ

  • Microsoft SQL Server 2016

2.0 Client Components Requirements

This section lists the system requirements of the following components:

2.1 Windows Client

Processor

Minimum: 2 Cores

Recommended: 4 Cores

Hard Disk

Minimum: 100 MB

Recommended: 1 GB

Memory

Minimum: 2 GB

Recommended: 4 GB

Operating System

Any one of the following operating systems:

  • Microsoft Windows 8.1 (32-bit or 64-bit)

  • Microsoft Windows 10 v1903, v1909, v2004, 20H2, 21H2 (32-bit and 64-bit)

  • Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2

  • Microsoft Windows Server 2016

  • Microsoft Windows Server 2019

NOTE:Advanced Authentication Windows Client is not supported on Windows Server Core editions.

2.2 Mac OS X Client

Operating System

  • macOS Catalina

  • macOS Big Sur including M1 chip in the emulation mode

  • macOS Monterey including M1 chip in the emulation mode

2.3 Linux PAM Client

Operating System

Supported on the following operating systems:

  • CentOS 7, 8

  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 Service Pack4

  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 Service Pack4, Service Pack5

  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 Service Pack1, Service Pack2, and Service Pack3

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Client 7, 8

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server 7, 8

  • Debian 9, 10

  • Ubuntu 16, or Ubuntu 18

Login Setting

Set Gnome Display Manager (GDM) as the login manager in CentOS.

2.4 Device Service

Operating System

  • Windows

    • Microsoft Windows 8.1 (32-bit and 64-bit)

    • Microsoft Windows 10 v1903, v1909, v2004, 21H2 (32-bit and 64-bit)

    • Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2

    • Microsoft Windows Server 2016

    • Microsoft Windows Server 2019

  • Apple

    • macOS Catalina

    • macOS Big Sur including M1 chip in the emulation mode

    • macOS Monterey including M1 chip in the emulation mode

  • Linux

    • CentOS 7, 8

    • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 Service Pack4, Service Pack5

    • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 Service Pack1, Service Pack2, and Service Pack3

    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Client 7, 8

    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server 7, 8

    • Debian 9, 10

    • Ubuntu 16, 18

    NOTE:Advanced Authentication Device Service is not supported on Windows Server Core editions.

Browsers

  • Google Chrome 108 and later

  • Mozilla Firefox 108 and later

  • Safari 15 and later

  • Microsoft Edge 108 and later

2.5 Desktop OTP Tool

Operating System

  • Windows

    • Microsoft Windows 8.1 (32-bit and 64-bit)

    • Microsoft Windows 10 v1903, v1909, v2004, 20H2, 21H2 (32-bit and 64-bit)

    • Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2

    • Microsoft Windows Server 2016

    • Microsoft Windows Server 2019

  • Apple

    • macOS Catalina

    • macOS Big Sur including M1 chip in the emulation mode

    • macOS Monterey including M1 chip in the emulation mode

2.6 Windows Authentication Agent

Operating System

  • Microsoft Windows 8.1 (32-bit and 64-bit)

  • Microsoft Windows 10 v1903, v1909, v2004, 20H2, 21H2 (32-bit and 64-bit)

  • Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2

  • Microsoft Windows Server 2016

  • Microsoft Windows Server 2019

2.7 Virtual Desktop Authentication Agent

Operating System

  • Microsoft Windows 8.1 (32-bit or 64-bit)

  • Microsoft Windows 10 v1903, v1909, v2004 (32-bit and 64-bit)

  • Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2

  • Microsoft Windows Server 2016

  • Microsoft Windows Server 2019

Virtual Client Software

  • Citrix Receiver v4.12

  • Citrix Workspace app 2002

  • VMware Horizon Client v5

  • Microsoft Remote Desktop

3.0 Plug-Ins Requirements

ADFS MFA plug-in

Operating System

  • Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2

  • Microsoft Windows Server 2016

  • Microsoft Windows Server 2019

 

Software Requirement

  • Microsoft .NET Framework 4.5

  • ADFS role installed and configured. It must work correctly without the ADFS MFA plug-in

IIS Authentication plug-in

Operating System

  • Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2

  • Microsoft Windows Server 2016

  • Microsoft Windows Server 2019

 

Software Requirement

  • Microsoft IIS Manager

  • Microsoft .NET Framework 4.5

Logon Filter

Operating System

Domain controllers based one of the following:

  • Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2

  • Microsoft Windows Server 2016

  • Microsoft Windows Server 2019

Remote Desktop Gateway

Operating System

  • Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2

  • Microsoft Windows Server 2016

  • Microsoft Windows Server 2019

  • Microsoft Windows Server 20H2

 

Software Requirement

Microsoft Remote Desktop Gateway role

4.0 Smartphone Applications Requirement

Android

  • Supported versions are:

    • Android 10

    • Android 11

    • Android 12

    • Android 13

    NOTE:NetIQ Advanced Authentication smartphone application supports Android 10 and later versions. Google does not provide any security updates for the versions prior to Android 10.

  • 3 megapixel camera with the auto-focus feature.

  • The fingerprint scanner to use the fingerprint sensor to access the app.

Apple

Supported versions are:

  • iOS 12

  • iOS 13

  • iOS 14

  • iOS 15

  • iOS 16

NOTE:The NetIQ Advanced Authentication application installation is supported on iPad.