What's New in the HP-UX AAA Server A.06.00.07

The following is a list and description of the new features in the HP-UX AAA Server A.06.00.07:

Web-based Administration GUI — The AAA Server Manager. The AAA Server Manager utilizes the Tomcat piece of the HP Apache Web Server to provide a configuration interface between a web browser and one or more AAA servers. The program is used for starting, stopping, configuring, and modifying the servers. In addition, the program can retrieve logged server sessions and accounting information for an administrator.

Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) Support. SNMP provides a mechanism for a centrally located management workstation to monitor the activity of remote computers and network services. HP provides an SNMP application subagent with the HP-UX AAA Server that translates SNMP requests to and from the AAA server. The HP-UX AAA Server can exchange information with any SNMP master agent software that supports the AgentX protocol.

Microsoft Challenge-Handshake Authentication Protocol (MS-CHAP) Support. MS-CHAP is an implementation of the CHAP protocol that Microsoft created to authenticate remote Windows workstations. In most respects, MS-CHAP is identical to CHAP, but there are some differences. MS-CHAP is based on the encryption and hashing algorithms used by Windows networks, and the MS-CHAP response to a challenge is in a format optimized for compatibility with Windows operating systems.

Ability to Update Configuration on a Running Server (kill -HUP). The HUP signal (kill -HUP) provides the ability to update some of your configuration while the HP-UX AAA Server is running. The signal tells a process that a change occurred and to read configuration files again.

	NOTE: EAP-TLS and EAP-TTLS functionality is included A.06.00.07 for experimental purposes only and is not supported for any other use.Refer to the HP-UX AAA Server Administration and Authentication Guide for more information about these features.