Client Setup option "Increased Communication Security"

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Hi all,

during setup of the EPP client i can select the option “Increased Communication Security”:

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What exactly does this function do and what are the requirements to use it? I couldn’t find any information about this.

Server and client are up to date (v2601.0.1.0 / v2511.1.1.3)

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Hello Andi,

Thank you for being part of the Netwrix Community!

More details that might be helpful regarding this option can be found on our documentation website, on the Appliance chapter.
In short, this setting will enable EPP Server Certificate Validation for all communication requests on the EPP Clients. On the server side, you can find this setting in Server Maintenance section, as below:

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However, we appreciate bringing this up to our attention. We are considering it and will improve this chapter on our official documentation website.

Kind Regards,
Simona

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Hi Simona,

thanks for the quick response. What does this mean, i only have to enable this function on the appliance itself and that’s it or do I have to touch the clients as well (redeploy/reconfigure)?

Is this supported for any Windows 10/11 OS version or only from a certain build onwards?

Regards

Andi

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Hi Andi,

No redeploy or reconfigure is needed. We support Windows 10 2004 (May 2020) or higher.
As additional information to what I’ve already mentioned, please note that the Endpoint Protector server must have a valid TLS certificate recognized by the operating system. Otherwise, communication will not be possible.
Therefore, this setting can be used only if there is a valid TLS certificate.

We will update our official documentation accordingly. Thank you for bringing it up!

Regards,
Simona

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