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What is the Portnox Active Directory Broker (AD Broker)?
In this topic, you will learn what is the Portnox™ Active Directory Broker (AD Broker) software and how it works.

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- Security architecture and principles
  In this topic, you will learn about the Portnox™ Cloud security principles and how they apply to every layer of the Portnox Cloud architecture.
- Availability and reliability of Cloud services
  In this topic, you will learn about the availability and reliability of the Portnox Cloud™ services.
- Device retention periods
  In this topic, you will learn the retention periods for devices in Portnox™ Cloud.
- Types of certificates
  In this topic, you will learn about the different types of certificates that are used by Portnox™ Cloud to secure communications.
- EAP methods and their security
  In this topic, you will learn more about the EAP methods used by Portnox™ Cloud, authentication repositories, and operating systems.
- Alert format/content
  In this topic, you will learn what alert information is sent to integrated SIEM solutions and in what format.
- Portnox Cloud REST API
  In this topic, you will find introductory information about the Portnox Cloud REST API, the available API functions, and their most common uses.
- Additional software
  - What is the Portnox AgentP?
    In this topic, you will learn what is the Portnox™ AgentP software and how it works.
  - What is the Portnox Active Directory Broker (AD Broker)?
    In this topic, you will learn what is the Portnox™ Active Directory Broker (AD Broker) software and how it works.
  - What is the Portnox local RADIUS server?
    In this topic, you will learn what is the Portnox™ local RADIUS server software and how it works.
  - What is the Portnox local TACACS+ server?
    In this topic, you will learn what is the Portnox™ local TACACS+ server software and how it works.
- Other integrations
  In this topic, you will find links to documents describing other integrations between Portnox™ Cloud and third-party products.
- Frequently asked questions

What is the Portnox Active Directory Broker (AD Broker)?

In this topic, you will learn what is the Portnox™ Active Directory Broker (AD Broker) software and how it works.

Portnox Active Directory Broker (AD Broker) is a lightweight software agent for installation on user devices. AD Broker is not necessary to use Portnox Cloud but it is necessary for the following purposes:

Installation requirements

AD Broker is only available for Microsoft Windows. If you need to use AD Broker functionality on other platforms, you need a virtual machine with Windows to install and run the broker.

The following are the minimum requirements for installing AD Broker on a Windows machine:

CPU: minimum: 1.4 GHz (x64 processor)
RAM: minimum: 8 GB, recommended: 16 GB
Free disk space: minimum: 1 GB
Connection to the internet on ports 443 and 8081
Connection to the corporate Active Directory or OpenLDAP
For AD integration: domain-joined (member of the Active Directory domain)

Troubleshooting the installation

If you need help troubleshooting the installation of AD Broker, look for answers in the Troubleshooting section for AD Broker.