Configuring Proxy Parameters During Saner Agent Installation

Overview

In certain environments, direct communication from the Saner Agent to saner.secpod.com over port 443 (HTTPS) may be intercepted or blocked by network policies. To ensure smooth activation and connectivity in such cases, the agent can be configured to use a proxy server.

This article explains how to configure proxy parameters during Saner Agent installation on Windows and Linux systems. By specifying proxy details during installation, the agent will activate successfully and establish connectivity through the proxy.

Windows – Installing Saner Agent with Proxy Parameters

If your environment requires a proxy, you can specify proxy details directly during the agent installation.

Command Syntax:

Saner_Windows_x86_<version>.exe /S ACTIVATION_TOKEN=<"Path of spsaneractivation.conf"> AUTODETECTPROXY=false PROXYENABLE=true PROXYURL="ProxyServer" PROXYPORT="ProxyPort" PROXYAUTHENABLE=true PROXYUNAME="ProxyUsername" PROXYPASSWORD="ProxyUserPass"

Mandatory Parameter:

• /ACTIVATION_TOKEN → Path of the activation configuration file (spsaneractivation.conf)
• /AUTODETECTPROXY → Set to false to disable auto-detection
• /PROXYENABLE → Set to true to use proxy
• /PROXYURL → Proxy server hostname or IP
• /PROXYPORT → Proxy server port number
• /PROXYAUTHENABLE → Set to true if proxy requires authentication
• /PROXYUNAME → Proxy username
• /PROXYPASSWORD → Proxy password

Example Command

Saner_Windows_x86_5.1.0.exe /S ACTIVATION_TOKEN="C:\temp\spsaneractivation.conf" AUTODETECTPROXY=false PROXYENABLE=true PROXYURL="10.10.10.50" PROXYPORT="8080" PROXYAUTHENABLE=true PROXYUNAME="proxyuser" PROXYPASSWORD="Pass@123"

Linux – Creating Agent Package with Embedded Proxy

For Linux systems, you can create a pre-configured agent package with proxy details. Once installed, the agent will automatically activate.

Command Syntax:

Saner_<linux flavour>_<arch>_<version>.bin --config spsaneractivation.conf --pkgfilepath <path> --proxyurl <ProxyServer> --proxyport <ProxyPort> --proxyuser <ProxyUsername> --proxypass <ProxyPassword>

Options:

• --config → Path of the spsaneractivation.conf file

• --pkgfilepath → Destination path for generated package

• --proxyurl → Proxy server hostname or IP

• --proxyport → Proxy server port number

• --proxyuser → Proxy username

• --proxypass → Proxy password

Example Command:

Saner_ubuntu_x86_64_5.1.0.bin --config spsaneractivation.conf --pkgfilepath /tmp/saner_pkg --proxyurl 10.10.10.50 --proxyport 8080 --proxyuser proxyuser --proxypass Pass@123

Notes

• All options and values are case-sensitive.

• Ensure proxy connectivity before installation by validating with:

  curl -x http://<proxy>:<port> https://saner.secpod.com/AncorWebService/test -v -k --trace -

  
  

• By default:

  • SANER_FIRST_SCAN=TRUE (agent performs an immediate scan after install)

  • SANER_ACTIVATE_OFF=FALSE (agent activates immediately unless overridden)