agent-auth

The agent-auth program is the client application used with ossec-authd to automatically add agents to a Wazuh manager.

Warning

By default there is no authentication or authorization involved in this transaction, so it is recommended that this daemon only be run when a new agent is being added.

-A <agent_name>

Agent name to be used.

Default Value

hostname

-a

Auto negotiate the most secure common SSL/TLS method with the client.

Default

TLS v1.2 only (if supported by the server).

-c <ciphers>

SSL cipher list. The format of this parameter is described in SSL ciphers.

Default

HIGH:!ADH:!EXP:!MD5:!RC4:!3DES:!CAMELLIA:@STRENGTH

-D

Directory where Wazuh is installed.

Default Value

/var/ossec

-d

Run in debug mode, can be repeated to increase the verbosity of messages.

-g <group>

Run as a group.

-G <group>

Set the group for centralized configuration.

-i

Let the agent IP address be set by the manager connection.

-I

Set the agent IP address

-h

Display the help message

-k <path>

Display the full path to the agent key.

-m <manager_ip>

IP address of the manager.

-P <password>

Use the specified password instead of searching for it at authd.pass.

If not provided in the file nor on the console,

the client will connect to the server without a password (insecure mode).

-p <port>

Port ossec-authd is running on.

Default Value | 1515

-t

Test configuration.

-V

Display version and license information.

-v <path>

Display the full path to the CA certificate used to verify the server.

-x <path>

Display the full path to the agent certificate.