Parent class—Connection Base

Manages the connection parameters a Trust Protection Foundation object, such as a device.

  • Class Name: Connection Base
  • Inheritance: None
Connection Base Attributes

Attribute

Description

Concurrent Connection Limit

UI: Concurrent Connection Limit
Required: No

Policy Definable: Yes. Default: 1

The maximum number of concurrent connections that can be made to a managed device. This applies when multiple Trust Protection Foundation engines are in use and may connect to the same host to perform management operations.

The minimum value for this attribute is 1 and the maximum is the number of available Trust Protection Foundation engines.

Connection Method

For internal use.

Credential

UI: Device Credential, Application Credential
Required: No

Policy Definable: Yes. Default: NA

The Trust Protection Foundation distinguished name of a Username or Private Key Credential object that Trust Protection Foundation uses when authenticating with the managed device.

Enforce Known Host

For internal use.

Global sudo

For internal use.

Host

UI: Hostname/ Address
Required: No

Policy Definable: No. Default: NA

The hostname, FQDN, or IP address (IPv4 or IPv6) that Trust Protection Foundation uses to interface with the managed device.

Last Known Fingerprint

For internal use.

Last Known Key Type

For internal use.

Port

UI: Port
Required: No

Policy Definable: Yes. Default: (varies)

The TCP port 1 and 65535 that Trust Protection Foundation uses to interface with the managed device.

Remote Server Type

For internal use.

Secondary Credential

For internal use.

Sudo Password Delay

For internal use.

Temp Directory

UI: NA
Required: No

Policy Definable: Yes. Default: /tmp

The temporary directory on the managed device which some drivers use to transfer files to or from the device. Values entered in this attribute typically represent a local, relative path on the remote host.

Terminal Columns

For internal use.

Terminal Rows

For internal use.

Terminal Type

For internal use.

Timeout

UI: Timeout
Required: No

Policy Definable: No. Default: 60

The number of seconds that Trust Protection Foundation will wait to connect to a remote host before reporting a connection failure. This value can be increased for slower systems or decreased to fail earlier.

Trusted Fingerprint

For internal use.

Trusted Key Type

For internal use.