I want my users to launch the client , I want the client to check for a cert, and if they have the cert I want them to be prompted to login with id/password. If they dont have the cert I want it to fail. Is there a way to do this without Host Checker ? >>>Yes. You can set it up in one of two ways The first way is to use a certificate restriction on the realm set to required; if they don't have the certificate, they don't see the login page. The second way is to have the primary auth server on your realm as certificate and the secondary as your username/password provider. Without the client auto-logging them in at boot ? >>>Can you expand on this further? The client will always launch when the user logs in and, depending on your configuration, may attempt to authenticate immediately or will wait for the user to manually attempt the connection. It does not require credential provider. Is hostchecker still a major hassle ? All I remember is that it constantly caused errors during auto-installation or upgrades. >>>It depends on what you are doing. If you are doing custom checks there is typically minimal hassle; if you are using the OPSWAT-based checks, the risks are the same now as they were previously.
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