Configure Private Connection for your application

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The Visual Guard Identity Server allows your application to securely connect to the Identity Server, which in turn connects to the database repository to retrieve user security data. This setup enhances security by preventing the application from accessing the database directly.

You can configure a private connection between your application and the Visual Guard Identity Server using secure protocols such as HTTPS, HTTP, and gRPC. The configuration is done via the WinConsole. Below are the steps to establish this connection.


Step 1: Configure your VisualGuard Identity Server.


Note: If you want to leverage the performance using GRPC, you need to configure the parameters of VisualGuard Identity Server as shown below. The GRPC connection works only with Windows Server 2022 and Windows 11.

(These settings are available on the configuration of Identity Server, quick links given above)

  • Is GRPC Enabled: Enable the button to activate
  • Is GRPCWeb Enabled: Enable the button to activate as it makes the private service compatible with http 1.1
  • GRPC Port: Mention the Port no. on which Grpc service will be running

Step 2: After successfully configuring Visual Guard Identity Server, you need to generate the Visual Guard Configuration files as shown below.

  1. Open winconsole
  2. Select your Application
  3. Right click –> Click on Generate VG configuration files

4. Click on the toogle below to enable the switch to private connection

5. Once you enable the toogle, you will see a URL liner added on the settings list, enter the identity server URL and click OK.