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Installation and Requirement of DC security Logs

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    Installation and Requirement of DC security Logs

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    Feature/Application:

    SonicWall Directory Services Connector provides an option for the SSO Agent to identify logged in user information from the Domain Controller's Windows Security Log (DC Security Log or WSL). When using DC Security Log mode, Directory Services Connector fetches security logs from the configured Domain Controller. It uses SonicWall SSO UDP Protocol version 4.0.

    The DC Security Log method works in a fully trusted domain environment where all users are domain users using domain accounts to access Windows or Linux workstations.

    The DC Security Log method can optionally be used with either NETAPI or WMI as a fall back to support user identification from non-domain Windows PCs or Domain PCs using local accounts. Altogether, there are three Query Source options involving the DC Security Log:

     DC Security Log  Users will be identified from the Domain Controller's Windows Security Log; use this option if all users log into the domain.
     DC Security Log + NETAPI  In addition to using the DC Security Log, this option provides a fall back to using NETAPI to identify users. In case the SSO agent fails to identify users from the Domain Controller, it uses traditional NETAPI queries to the user's workstation to fetch user information.
     DC Security Log + WMI  In addition to using the DC Security Log, this option provides a fall back to using WMI to identify users. In case the SSO agent fails to identify users from the Domain Controller, it uses traditional WMI queries to the user's workstation to fetch user information.

    To use DC Security Log mode in SonicWall Directory Services Connector, ensure that the Agent machine has the following minimum requirements:

     Multi-Core processors: 2 or more, or a dual CPU
     Speed: 2GHz+
      RAM: 2GB, minimum



    Note: For single core processors, CPU spikes may reach up to 100% periodically while using DC Security Log mode in SonicWall Directory Services Connector. To avoid this, optimization is provided for reading security logs. Also an option is available to read the security logs in current time, minimizing the initial log processing time.

    By default, all of the DC Security Log options require a Domain Administrator account or Local Administrator account on the Domain Controller to read the DC Security Log. The account information is entered during the configuration, described below. If an account with administrator privileges is not available, user identification via the Domain Controller Security Log can be configured for WMI with a non-administrator domain account.

    User identification via the Domain Controller Security Log can also be configured by using WMI with a Non-Administrator domain account. Although this option does not require use of the administrator domain account,it still requires read access to the security log, which can be accomplished by configuring a non-admin account. For more information, refer to the Configuring a Non-Admin Domain Account for SSO Agent to Read Domain Security Logs technical note in the Support >Product Documentation page for supported SonicWall appliances on www.SonicWall.com:

    https://www.sonicwall.com/app/projects/file_downloader/document_lib.php?t=TN&id=333


    As from Directory Services Connector 3.6.23 and above, the supported installations are:

    Virtual Environment Compatibility
    Recommended Virtual Environments for Directory Services Connector version 3.6.23 include:
     ESX 5.1
     ESX 4.x
     Hyper-V 2012 R2
     Hyper-V 2008 R2
    Virtual Machine host configuration requirements:
     OS - Windows Server 2008/2012 R2 32-bit/64-bit
     CPU  Intel Xenon (4 processors)
     Memory - 4GB

    Domain Controller Server Compatibility
    SonicWall Directory Services Connector version 3.6.23 software is supported for use with Domain Controllers running the following operating systems:
     Windows Server 2012
     Windows Server 2008 R2
     Windows Server 2008
     Windows Server 2003

    Server Compatibility
    SonicWall Directory Services Connector version 3.6.23 software is supported for installation on 32-bit and 64-bit servers running the following operating systems:
     Windows Server 2012
     Windows Server 2008 R2
     Windows Server 2008
     Windows Server 2003
    On all Windows 32-bit and 64-bit servers, a .NET Framework must be installed. The following versions of .NET Framework are supported:
     .NET Framework 4.5
     .NET Framework 4.0
     .NET Framework 3.5
     .NET Framework 3.0
      .NET Framework 2.0

    The following Microsoft Windows operating systems and service packs are not supported as servers:
      Windows 8  All versions
     Windows 7  All versions
     Windows Vista  All versions
     Windows XP  All versions
     Windows 2000   All versions

    Client Compatibility
    Directory Services Connector 3.6.23 is compatible with the following client operating systems for the purpose of determining the logged in username and other information necessary for user authentication:
     Windows 8  All versions
     Windows 7  All versions
     Windows Vista  All versions
     Windows XP  All versions
     Windows 2000 Professional
      Mac OS X 10.6.0
      Linux machines using Windows domain accounts, with SSO Agent set to use DC Security Log as the Query Source
      Linux/Unix machines running Samba 3.0 or newer


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