Starting the IBM MFA server
The IBM® MFA server supports authentication of users, validation of factors at runtime, and the IBM MFA GUI.
Before you begin
Before you start the IBM MFA server, ensure that the following requirements are satisfied:
- Ensure that the pkcsslotd daemon is
running:
# ps -ef | grep pkcsslotd root 3441 1 0 Jan28 ? 00:00:01 pkcsslotd
- If a firewall is running, make sure that it allows access to the
SERVER AUTH PORT
andMUTUAL AUTH PORT
ports. One possible method to check the firewall status is with the systemctl status firewalld command:systemctl status firewalld firewalld.service - firewalld - dynamic firewall daemon Loaded: loaded (/usr/lib/systemd/system/firewalld.service; enabled; vendor preset: enabled) Active: inactive (dead) since Fri 2019-12-13 12:43:29 EST; 47min ago
About this task
To start the IBM MFA server as a service, complete the following steps: