4.10.2 Creating New Account on the Central Protection Server

Interaction between Dr.Web Anti-Virus for Linux anti-virus solution and central protection server is performed via the Dr.Web Agent component. When connection with the server is set up, all corresponding changes are made to configuration file of the Dr.Web Agent automatically.

According to the connection policy for new working stations, new workstation can be connected to the central protection server in two different ways:

when new account is created by the server automatically;
when corresponding account is created by administrator manually.

If new account is created automatically

1.When Dr.Web Agent is first started in central protection mode, it sends a request for the account details (station ID and password) to the server.
2.If central protection server is set to Approve access manually mode, system administrator must confirm registration of new station via web interface.
3.After first start Dr.Web Agent records hash of station ID and password to the special file (default path is /var/drweb/agent/pwd). Encryption key is made from the name of the host where Dr.Web Agent is running.
4.Data from this file is used every time Dr.Web Anti-Virus for Linux solution connects to the central protection server.
5.If you delete password file, repeated registration request will be made to the server after the next start of the Dr.Web Agent.

When new account is created manually

1.Create new account on the central protection server: station ID is generated automatically and password must be specified manually.
2.In corresponding fields of the window with connection settings specify login (station ID) and password.

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Figure 27. Adjusting connection settings.

Dr.Web Agent records the hash of the station ID and password to the special file (default path is /var/drweb/agent/pwd). Encryption key is made from the name of the host, where Dr.Web Agent is running.

3.Data from this file is used every time Dr.Web Anti-Virus for Linux solution connects to the central protection server.
4.If you delete password file, the registration must be performed once again.