BoKS Manager is the server software used in Powertech Identity & Access Manager. BoKS Server Agent is the client component that protects a server. This information applies to BoKS Manager 7.1 and BoKS Server Agent 7.1.
| Vendor | Platform | Master | Replica | Agent |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| IBM | AIX 7.1, 7.2 | x | x | x |
| AIX 6.1^ | x | |||
| Red Hat | Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 on x64 | x | x | x |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 on PowerPC LE | x | |||
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 on x64 | x | x | x | |
| Oracle | Oracle Solaris 11 on SPARC and x64 | x | x | x |
| Oracle Solaris 10 on SPARC and x64 ♦ | x | x | x | |
| Oracle Enterprise Linux 7 on x64* | x | x | x | |
| Oracle Enterprise Linux 6 on x64* | x | x | x | |
| SuSE | SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 on x64 | x | x | x |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 on zSeries | x | |||
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 on x64 and zSeries | x | |||
| Centos | CentOS 7 on x64* | x | x | x |
| CentOS 6 on x64* | x | x | x | |
| HPE | HP-UX 11i v3 on Itanium | x | ||
| HPE Linux 8 | x | |||
| Debian | Debian 9 on x64 | x | ||
| Debian 8 on x64 and x86 | x | |||
| Debian 7 on x64 | x | |||
| Ubuntu | Ubuntu 14 on x64 | x | ||
| Ubuntu 16 on x64 | x |
Notes on the table:
^ AIX 6.1 requires Service Pack 2 (6100-00 Service Pack 2) or higher
* Oracle Enterprise Linux and CentOS support included in the respective Red Hat Enterprise Linux packages
♦ Oracle Solaris 10 on SPARC for Server Agent only.
| Type | Disk Space |
|---|---|
| Master | At least 500 MB |
| Replica | At least 450 MB |
| Server Agent (MRC) | At least 380 MB |
| Server Agent (SA only) | At least 200 MB* |
* Except on HP-UX where 320 MB is needed.
Note that these are minimum recommendations. Requirements depend on platform, domain size, number of hosts and users etc.
| Type | BoKS Manager |
|---|---|
| Line encryption | AES 256 bit |
| CA certificate key length | 1024, 2048, 4096 or 8192 bit* |
| Virtual Card key length | 1024, 2048 or 4096 bit* |
* Configurable.
| Installation Type | Shared Memory | Semaphores |
|---|---|---|
| Master | 32 MB (minimum) | 2 |
| Replica | 32 MB (minimum) | 2 |
| Server Agent host | N/A | - |
The required shared memory size, configurable in BoKS Manager, depends on the size of the security database. These are minimum starting values. Note that BoKS Manager and BoKS Server Agent do not touch the kernel.
Compatible versions of products that can be used with BoKS Manager 7.1.
| Product | Compatible Versions |
|---|---|
| RSA Authentication Manager (previously called ACE/Server) | 8.x and later |
| Aladdin PremierAccess/SafeWord Management Console | All versions that support the EASSP 20x protocol |
| BoKS SSH Client for Windows | 6.5 and later |
| BoKS Control Center | 7.1 |
Default ports are 6500-6508, and 2478 with protocols TCP, UDP, SSL, and HTTP. The BoKS Control Center (formerly FoxT Control Center) admin server uses port 4343 by default. Ports are configurable.
The management interface for version 7.1 is BoKS Control Center 7.1, which requires a presentation server installation. The BoKS Control Center admin server is included in the BoKS Master. BoKS Control Center has been tested with the following browsers:
Authentication for login to BoKS Control Center can be configured globally or per administrator to require any one of the following:
A sub-administrator's access to BoKS Control Center can be restricted to specific menus and objects using BoKS Attribute-based Access Control (ABAC).
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