Enable secure target authentication in the server

The BigFix® Remote Control Server provides an installation option to enable secure registration of targets.

When the feature is enabled, the server verifies that a secure registration token that is sent by the target matches an existing token on the server. If the token is valid, the target is registered in the server and receives an endpoint token from the server. The target sends the endpoint token to the server each time it contacts the server.

Note: If you have existing targets in the database and you enable the secure registration feature, the existing targets cannot successfully contact the server because they do not have an endpoint token. Therefore, you must create or use a valid a secure registration token and reinstall the existing targets with the token so that they can continue to contact the server.