Legacy Authentication disabled by default on new installations

Description 

“Legacy Authentication” refers to the less secure connection methods used prior to our current authentication mode introduced in exacqVision Server/Client version 6.8.  This article explains how to enable legacy authentication mode, so newer clients using advanced authentication methods can connect to older server software versions.

Product 

  • exacqVision Client
  • exacqVision Server

Steps to Reproduce 

  1. Using exacqVision Client version 9.8 or higher, navigate to the Add Systems page.
  2. Add a server running exacqVision Server version 6.6 or earlier.

Expected Results 

  • Server Connects

Actual Results 

  • Server fails to connect with the status “Secure authentication required by client. Disconnecting”
    Note: This is expected behavior.  

Solution

  • The recommended solution would be to update the exacqVision Server software to 6.8 or higher allowing it to utilize more secure connection methods.

Workaround (not recommended)

  • Set the “LegacyAuthentication” option in the edvrclient.xml file to “1” (LegacyAuthentication=”1″)
  • The edvrclient.xml default locations are:
  • Windows – %AppData%\edvrclient\edvrclient.xml
  • Linux – $HOME/.edvrclient.dir/edvrclient.xml
  • Mac – $HOME/Library/Application\\ Support/edvrclient/edvrclient.xml

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