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CA Strong Authentication Windows Installation Guide › Uninstall CA Strong Authentication

Uninstall CA Strong Authentication

This procedure guides you through the steps to uninstall CA Strong Authentication and related components.

Follow these steps::

  1. Based on the database type you are using, navigate to the folder:

    (for MS SQL) <install_location>\Arcot Systems\dbscripts\mssql

    (for Oracle) <install_location>\Arcot Systems\dbscripts\oracle

    (for DB2) <install_location>\Arcot Systems\dbscripts\db2

    (for MySQL) <install_location>\Arcot Systems\dbscripts\mysql

  2. Run the scripts in the following order:
    1. drop-webfort-8.0.sql

      Note: (For MYSQL), Safe Updates should be disabled when running drop-webfort-8.0.sql

    2. drop-arcot-common-8.0.sql

      This deletes all the database tables.

  3. Stop CA Strong Authentication Server.
  4. Delete the DSN entry by using the following steps:
    1. Go to Control Panel, and then open Administrative Tools.
    2. Open Data Sources (ODBC).
    3. Click the Select System DSN tab.
    4. Select the required DSN, and click Remove.
  5. Navigate to sh <install_directory>/arcot/"Uninstall_CA Strong Authentication"/Uninstall CA Strong Authentication directory.
  6. Double-click the Uninstall CA Strong Authentication.exe file.
  7. Select one of the following options:
  8. Deselect the components you wish to uninstall and click Uninstall.

    Important! To Uninstall Specific Features, you must follow the reverse sequence in which you performed the installation. For example, if you have installed the CA Strong Authentication Authentication Server followed by CA Advanced Authentication, then you must first uninstall CA Advanced Authentication and then the Authentication Server.

  9. The Uninstallation Complete screen appears at the end of successful uninstallation.Done to exit the installation wizard.