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This section of the documentation covers a number of topics related to Itential Platform configuration.

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Database Indexes

Index Collections IAP requires indexes to be created in the MongoDB collections for optimal performance. The following collections, with the corresponding application enclosed within parentheses, contain predefined indexes that must be created. ...

Updated on : 21 Nov 2024

Email Adapter

⚠ WARNING: IAP adapter-email was deprecated in the 2023.1 release and scheduled for removal in the 2024.1 release. The replacement is an Open Source Email Adapter available in the Itential Pre-Built Collection . Se...

Updated on : 02 May 2024

Event Service Configuration

Event Listening The event deduplication feature is designed to handle situations where the same event might occur from multiple sources, especially in the context of highly-available architecture. If multiple downstream resources can report the sa...

Updated on : 21 Nov 2024

HashiCorp Vault Encryption

This collection of articles cover configuration and use of HashiCorp Vault encryption in IAP.

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HTTPS Security

This guide outlines various security enhancements to the HTTP Headers in Itential Automation Platform (IAP) and why httpOnly was not set on all occurrences. Default HTTP Response Headers Configurable Headers Currently, the Access-Control...

Updated on : 01 Apr 2024

Itential SNMP MIB

SNMP MIB File Location Often used with management and monitoring systems, the SNMP MIB files can be located within the directory structure of an installed instance of IAP. # cd /opt/pronghorn/current/node_modules/@itential/pronghorn-core/core/m...

Updated on : 21 Nov 2024

LDAP Adapter

The LDAP adapter is used to establish a connection with Active Directory and OpenLDAP servers running LDAP Version 3. Configuration Properties For an LDAP-based system it becomes important to understand which groups a user belongs to when workin...

Updated on : 10 Dec 2024

Local AAA Adapter

Local AAA Configuration A Local AAA adapter may be used in lab and development environments to locally authenticate users against a MongoDB collection inside the local AAA database. Configure the Local AAA adapter to be a member of the AAA bro...

Updated on : 21 Nov 2024

MongoDB in the Properties JSON

The properties.json file is located at the root level of the installation directory and serves to initialize the Itential platform. Once initialization is complete, IAP reads the properties.json file to get its basic configuration. Additional ...

Updated on : 03 Dec 2024

MongoDB Query Performance

As the amount of data grows in a MongoDB collection, query performance can decrease. This guide will provide several strategies to improve query performance, including proper indexes, TTL indexes, and pruning strategies using scripts. Query Perfor...

Updated on : 18 Mar 2024

Non-Standard HTTP Verbs Restricted

This constraint is effective in the 2023.2 IAP release. To support network security policies and provide an additional layer of control, Itential will not accept or process any non-standard HTTP verbs IAP does not ...

Updated on : 25 Jan 2024

Password Encryption

Legacy Encryption For legacy-based $ENC encryption, use the following steps to run the encryption script and generate a password value. Navigate to the pronghorn-core node modules directory. cd /opt/pronghorn/current/node_modules/@ite...

Updated on : 21 Nov 2024

Profile Properties

The iap_profiles collection holds the active profile settings for the Itential platform. Detailed information on each profile property is summarized below. Most of the configuration for the active profile happens within Admin Essentials → Profi...

Updated on : 03 Dec 2024

RabbitMQ Configuration (Early IAP Versions)

Earlier release versions of IAP use RabbitMQ, an open-source message broker, to handle all inter-communication between its component processes. This article provides a reference for configuring RabbitMQ with: IAP/2023.1 IAP/2022.1 Prerequ...

Updated on : 19 Nov 2024

Redis Configuration & Health Monitoring

Itential Automation Platform (IAP) uses Redis for shared authentication token storage and expiration. The authentication token function can be performed by the same local Redis for the standalone topology. To achieve an HA topology, Redis sentin...

Updated on : 21 Nov 2024

Server Name & ServerId in the Properties JSON

Updated on : 03 Dec 2024

Service Config in the Itential Platform

When IAP starts a service (i.e, application or adapter), the service will load its configuration data for start-up. Enabling service_configs for each application or adapter is made from the Service Config editor in Admin Essentials. This artic...

Updated on : 03 Dec 2024

Azure SAML SSO Set Up in the Itential Platform

This article provides IT administrators the information they need to set up SAML SSO between Itential Platform and Azure EntraID . Itential assumes the reader has completed the process of setting up SAML SSO Authentication in IAP/2023.2 via Adm...

Updated on : 25 Nov 2024

SSO SAML Authentication

Identity Provider Authentication Beginning with the 2023.2 release, IAP has expanded its user management capabilities to include Single Sign-On (SSO) via SAML. As of the 2023.2 release, the following providers are supported in IAP: Okta, Azure, AD...

Updated on : 03 Dec 2024

Updating AAA Passwords in IAP

Like the majority of information technology systems, periodically updating passwords for IAP integrations and adapters should be part of its routine maintenance. For example, the SANS Institute recommends administrators update passwords at least eve...

Updated on : 23 Feb 2024

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