Gatekeepers
Specops Authentication is a hybrid service in which an organization's users are stored in Active Directory or Entra ID. Organizations that use Active Directory require one or more Gatekeepers. The Specops Gatekeeper is a component that runs as a service on a domain server under a service account with permission to operate in Active Directory. The Gatekeeper maintains a secure connection to Specops Authentication Cloud and is responsible for tasks such as reading user information and saving enrollment data.
On the Gatekeepers page you can see a list of your Gatekeepers, and their connection status. For redundancy, set up and configure additional Gatekeepers.
Creating and Installing a New Gatekeeper
- Login to the Specops Authentication Web.
- Click Gatekeepers.
- Click New.
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Click Download on Default self-extracting installation package.
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Take note of the activation code displayed on screen as you will be prompted for it during installation.
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Run the installation file.
- Complete the installation steps.
- Go back to the Gatekeepers page in Specops Authentication Web, and ensure that the Gatekeeper priority is as needed.
Unregistering Gatekeepers
Click a Gatekeeper in the list to open its details page. From here, you can unregister the Gatekeeper.
Note
We recommend unregistering Gatekeepers from the Gatekeeper Admin Tool instead. For more information, see the Managing offline Gatekeepers section on the Gatekeeper Admin Tool page.