Configuring AuthMinder Connectivity

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Configuring AuthMinder Connectivity

You can install multiple instances of AuthMinder Server. However, you can use the Administration Console to configure the connection details to only one of these instances. This configured instance obtains the data of other instances for performing multi-instance management and failover from one instance to other for operations such as, configuration creation and credential issuance performed using Administration Console.

Note: In most cases of single-system deployments, you do not need to configure the instance. The default values will work out-of-the-box.

To specify the AuthMinder connectivity parameters:

Ensure that you are logged in as the MA.
Activate the Services and Server Configurations tab.
Ensure that the WebFort option on the submenu is selected.
If not already displayed, click WebFort Connectivity in the tasks pane to display the corresponding page.
Use the information in the following table to edit the fields on the WebFort Connectivity page.

Field	Default Value	Description

IP Address of the AuthMinder Server	localhost	Enter the IP address of the system where you installed the required AuthMinder Server instance. Note: Ensure that the systems where AuthMinder components are installed are accessible to each other by their host name on the network.
Port	9743	Enter the port on which the Server Management web Service protocol service is exposed. Note: This field is valid only for Server Management Web Services protocol because it has to fetch information about other AuthMinder instances.
Transport	TCP	Specify the transport mode for the corresponding component (Server Management Web Services, Administration Web Services, Transaction Web Services, and Authentication Native) to connect to the specified AuthMinder Server instance. The supported values are: SSL(1-Way): One-way Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) is used to encrypt and decrypt data under transmission. SSL(2-Way): Two-way SSL is used to encrypt and decrypt data under transmission. TCP: Transmission Control Protocol (TCP) mode is used to encrypt and decrypt data under transmission.
Server CA Certificate in PEM	NA	Upload the server certificate chain by using the respective Browse button in the corresponding field. Note: This field is applicable if SSL(1-Way) or SSL(2-Way) is selected in the Transport field.
Client Certificate-Key Pair in PKCS#12	NA	Upload the public and private key pair of the client certificate by using the respective Browse button in the corresponding field. Note: This field is applicable if SSL(2-Way) is selected in the Transport field.
Client PKCS#12 Password	NA	The password corresponding to the P12 file. Note: This field is applicable if SSL(2-Way) is selected in the Transport field.
Advanced Configurations Section
Maximum Active Connections	32	The maximum active connections that can be maintained between the client and the AuthMinder Server.
Maximum Idle Connection	8	The maximum number of idle connections that can be maintained with the AuthMinder Server.
Maximum Wait Time (in Milliseconds)	-1	The maximum amount of time (in milliseconds) the client must wait (when there are no available connections) for a connection to become available, before timing out.
Minimum Wait Time for Eviction (in Milliseconds)	300000	The minimum amount of time (in milliseconds) a connection might be idle in the pool before it is evicted by the idle connection evictor (if any).
Time Between Eviction Runs (in Milliseconds)	600000	The amount of time (in milliseconds) to wait before checking the pool to evict the idle connections.
Connection Timeout	10000	The maximum amount of time (in milliseconds) before the AuthMinder Server is considered unreachable.
Read Timeout	30000	The maximum amount of time (in milliseconds) allowed for a response from AuthMinder Server.

Click Save to save the configurations that you have set.

Note: If you add a new AuthMinder Server instance, then before proceeding with the instance-specific configurations, click Save on this page. This ensures that the Administration Console gets the details of the newly added instance and the instance management functions will work smoothly for the newly added instance.