Protecting the connection

In this window, you can enable encryption of the data transmission channel between the Light Agent and the Protection Server

Make sure that encryption of the data transmission channel between the Light Agent and the Protection Server is enabled in the Protection Server settings on the SVM. For more details, refer to the Help for Kaspersky Hybrid Cloud Security for Virtualization Light Agent.

Connection protection settings

Setting	Description
Encrypt data channel between Light Agent and the Protection Server	Use encryption to protect the connection between Light Agents and Protection Servers. If the check box is selected, a secure connection is established between the Light Agent, which is managed by policy, and the Protection Server on the SVM that the Light Agent is connecting to. A Light Agent for which connection protection is enabled can only connect to an SVM on which connection protection is enabled or an unprotected connection to the Protection Server is allowed. If the check box is cleared, an unprotected connection is established between the Light Agent and the Protection Server on the SVM that the Light Agent is connecting to. This check box is cleared by default.

Setting

Description

Encrypt data channel between Light Agent and the Protection Server

Use encryption to protect the connection between Light Agents and Protection Servers.

If the check box is selected, a secure connection is established between the Light Agent, which is managed by policy, and the Protection Server on the SVM that the Light Agent is connecting to. A Light Agent for which connection protection is enabled can only connect to an SVM on which connection protection is enabled or an unprotected connection to the Protection Server is allowed.

If the check box is cleared, an unprotected connection is established between the Light Agent and the Protection Server on the SVM that the Light Agent is connecting to.

This check box is cleared by default.

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