Terminal Servers

Identity Agent Check Point dedicated client agent installed on Windows-based user endpoint computers. This Identity Agent acquires and reports identities to the Check Point Identity Awareness Security Gateway. The administrator configures the Identity Agents (not the end users). There are two types of Identity Agents - Full and Light. You can download the Full and Light Identity Agent package from the Captive Portal - 'https://<Gateway_IP_Address>/connect' or from Support Center. for a Terminal Server- An Identity Agent installed on a Windows-based application server that hosts Terminal Servers, Citrix XenApp, and Citrix XenDesktop services. The Identity Awareness Check Point Software Blade on a Security Gateway that enforces network access and audits data based on network location, the identity of the user, and the identity of the computer. Acronym: IDA. Terminal Servers solution lets the system enforce Identity Awareness policies on multiple users that connect from one IP address. This functionality is necessary when an administrator must control traffic created by users of application servers that host Microsoft Terminal Servers, Citrix XenApp, and Citrix XenDesktop.

This Terminal Servers Identity Agent type cannot be used for endpoint computers.

For more information about Identity Agent for a Terminal Server, see the Identity Awareness Clients Administration Guide.