Entrust Authority Self-Administration Server

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Frequently Asked Questions

1. What is Entrust Authority Self-Administration Server?
2. What are the system requirements of the Self-Administration Server?
3. Does the Self-Administration Server perform self-recovery?
4. How does the Self-Administration Server save costs?
5. Does the Self-Administration Server extend the first-time authentication capabilities to existing back-end sources?
6. Can you customize the Self-Administration Server registration interfaces?

1. What is Entrust Authority Self-Administration Server? (top)

   The Self-Administration Server allows for easier enrollment, deployment, and recovery of digital IDs by providing users with Web-based self-registration and recovery capabilities. You can customize the Self-Administration Server Web pages to reflect corporate branding and can query users for various types of identity verification data to make enrollment less complicated for users.

2. What are the system requirements of the Self-Administration Server? (top)

   Entrust Products

   • Entrust Authority™ Security Manager 5.0, 5.1
   • Entrust Authority™ Self-Administration 5.0, 5.1
   • Entrust Authority™ Enrollment Server for Web 5.0, 5.1 (Optional)
   • Entrust Authority™ Roaming Server 5.0, 5.1 (Optional)

   Web Servers

   • Netscape Enterprise Server 3.6 (or later)
   • iPlanet Web Server 4.0
   • Microsoft IIS 4.0

   Operating Systems

   • Solaris 2.7
   • Windows NT Server 4.0 with Service Pack 6a
3. Does the Self-Administration Server perform self-recovery? (top)

   Helpdesk costs are typically high due to calls for password resets. The Self-Administration Server permits users to reset the pass phrases that are used to protect their credentials by prompting users to enter verification data.

4. How does the Self-Administration Server save costs? (top)

   The Self-Administration Server provides a resource-efficient means of securely deploying a large number of digital IDs to users as well as a way to reduce expensive help desk calls for password recovery. It lessens administrator involvement in both of these operations since users are now able to enroll themselves with the Security Manager at their own convenience. Users no longer require administrative help to recover passwords since they can also do this themselves by accessing a Web page and providing their shared secret information.

   Furthermore, the Self-Administration Server eliminates the need for administrators to generate and distribute activation codes. The Self-Administration Server automatically launches the creation of activation codes and their distribution occurs behind the scenes. This automation of the enrollment process means less administrative burden, freeing valuable technical resources.

5. Does the Self-Administration Server extend the first-time authentication capabilities to existing back-end sources? (top)

   Entrust Authority Self-Administration Server delivers APIs that permit companies to utilize information from existing databases, directories or even Windows NT credentials. Users are now able to register at your site without requiring complex processes to share additional verification data. Other vendors do not have any back-end APIs to leverage.

6. Can you customize the Self-Administration Server registration interfaces? (top)

   With the Self-Administration Server, your organization can control the look and feel of the Web pages presented to users. Web forms are hosted locally and can be tailored to collect the desired information for registration and user verification.