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PPENDIX
A: A
UTHENTICATION
O
PERATIONS
M86 A
UTHENTICATOR
M86 S
ECURITY
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M86 Authenticator configuration syntax
All configuration parameters, regardless of their source, will
use the following format/syntax:
wAA[B]w{C}w
{Parameter ‘AA’ with Data ‘B’, and Comment ‘C’ ignored.}
w;DD[E]w{C}w
{The semicolon causes ‘DD[E]’ to be ignored, ‘C’ is also ignored.}
Whereas ‘
AA
’ is a two-letter, case-insensitive parameter
name, ‘
B
’ is the value for this parameter wrapped in
brackets ( [ ] ), and ‘
w
’ is zero or more white spaces
(space, tab, carriage return, line feed). ‘
C
’ is completely
ignored, and anything wrapped in braces ( { } ) is consid-
ered a comment. A ‘
;
’ immediately preceding a param-
eter will cause that parameter and its data to be ignored,
which is convenient for temporarily reverting a parameter
to default values during testing.
Sample command line parameters
authenticat.exe LF[c:\] ra[192.168.0.43]Rr[40000]
Sample configuration file
RA[100.10.101.30] { Web Filter Virtual IP address }
RP[139] { Web Filter Port }
RH[30000] { Heartbeat timer (30 seconds) }
RR[30000] { Reconnect time (before connecting again) }
RC[10000] { Connect Timeout (how long to wait for a connection
response) }
LE[0]
LF[\\100.10.101.117\publogs\] { Where to put logs }
NOTE
: On a Macintosh, the LF[] parameter is ignored. Log files
are always placed in the user’s home folder under ~/Library/Logs/
8e6authenticator.log. To view the logs, either the OS X Console
application or the UNIX “tail” command can be used.
