topic Harmony Endpoint on-prem and strong authentication with computers not joined to a domain? in Endpoint

Harmony Endpoint on-prem and strong authentication with computers not joined to a domain?

Jonas_O — Fri, 10 Jan 2025 14:08:07 GMT

Hi,

we are deploying Harmony on-prem in an environment with mostly windows servers and clients joined to a windows AD-domain. We have enabled Strong Authentication as recommended and it works fine.

But we also have some windows and linux servers not joined to the domain that we want to protect. Is this supported somehow?

On a linux server in the cpla.log I get following error:

libsba - ERROR - [cpda] realm is empty

libsba - ERROR - [cpda] Failed to get auth header. GetAuthheader error

On a windows server in the cpda.log I get:

[error] Kerberos authentication failed - Unknown error. [CclientAuth::getAuthHeader]

[error] Failed to get auth header. GetAuthheader error: 70001 [CHTTPCall_curl::sendReq_internal]

Endpoint Management: R81.20

Windows Endpoint version: E88.32

Linux Endpoint version: 1.20.7

Best Regards // Jonas

Harmony Endpoint on-prem and strong authentication with computers not joined to a domain?

CheckMatesAI — Fri, 10 Jan 2025 17:15:51 GMT

This answer is provided by Infinity AI Copilot and should be confirmed by reviewing official documentation in Support Center.

Deploying Harmony Endpoint with Strong Authentication for servers not joined to a domain is not supported. Strong Authentication relies on Active Directory and Kerberos, which require the machines to be part of the domain.

For your non-domain Windows and Linux servers, you will need to disable Strong Authentication. Here are the steps you can take:

Disable Strong Authentication:
- In the Web Console or SmartEndpoint, clear the "work in authenticated mode" checkbox for the non-domain machines.
Review Logs:
- For Linux, ensure the keytab file is correctly set up in /var/lib/checkpoint/cpmgmt/auth.keytab.
- For Windows, verify the service name and ensure there are no typing errors in the Check Point Endpoint Security Management Server.

If you need further assistance, consider reaching out to Check Point Support.

Re: Harmony Endpoint on-prem and strong authentication with computers not joined to a domain?

Chillyjim — Fri, 10 Jan 2025 18:16:02 GMT

Are you trying to auth by machine or user? Local admin or infinity portal?