Configuring the Remote IMV Server (NSM Procedure)
The server-side components of Trusted
Network Computing (TNC) are: the TNC-server (TNCS) and the integrity
measurement verifiers (IMVs). You can configure the remote IMV server
to communicate with the Infranet Controller.
To configure a remote IMV server to communicate
with the Infranet Controller:
- In the NSM navigation tree, select Device Manager > Devices.
- Click the Device Tree tab,
and then double-click the Infranet Controller for which you want to
configure the remote IMV server.
- Click the Configuration tab.
In the configuration tree, select Authentication >
Endpoint Security > Host Checker.
- Add or modify settings as specified in Table 1.
- Click one:
-
OK—Saves the changes.
-
Cancel—Cancels the modifications.
Table 1: IMV
Server Configuration Details
| Option | Function | Your Action |
| Remote
IMV > Remote IMV Servers |
|
Name
|
Specifies a name for the remote IMV server.
|
Enter a name for the remote IMV server.
|
|
Description
|
Describes the server.
|
Enter a brief description about the server.
|
|
Host
|
Specifies the host.
|
Enter either the IP address or hostname as defined in
the server certificate.
|
|
Port
|
Specifies the port number used by the Infranet Controller
to communicate with the remote IMV server.
|
Enter a unique port number. Ensure that no other service
is using this port number. The default port number is the same as
the default HTTPS port number.
|
|
Shared secret
|
Specifies the shared secret information.
|
Enter the same shared secret used in the client information
entry on the remote IMV server.
|
| Remote
IMV > Remote IMVs |
|
Name
|
Specifies a name for the remote IMV.
|
Enter a name for the remote IMVs.
|
|
Description
|
Describes the IMV.
|
Enter a brief description about the IMV.
|
|
IMV Name
|
Specifies the IMV name that matches the “human
readable name” in the IMV’s well-known registry key on
the remote IMV server.
|
Enter a name for the IMV.
|
|
Primary Server
|
Specifies the primary remote IMV server where the IMV
is installed.
|
Select the primary remote IMV server.
|
|
Secondary Server
|
Specifies the secondary remote IMV server where the IMV
is installed.
The secondary server acts as a failover in case the primary
server becomes unavailable.
|
Select the secondary remote IMV server.
|
