# Agilicus Connector Sign-In

- Link: https://www.agilicus.com/anyx-guide/connector-sign-in/
- Published: 2024-05-14T15:32:10+00:00
- Author: Don Bowman

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![Agilicus Connector Best Practices: Securely connect remote users to internal resources
with zero trust network access. This diagram illustrates a connector forwarding 
traffic from the internet through a secure tunnel to an application server within
a private network, enhancing security and simplifying access.](https://www.agilicus.
com/www/44af8972-connector.svg)

# Connector Install: Sign-In

Installing an Agilicus Connector creates a new type of user, a service account.

## **Connector Install: Sign-In**

[⌊AnyX Connector Sign-In: Securely connect to your AnyX account using your email
and password. Alternatively, sign in with your Google account for quick and easy
access. The image shows the AnyX connector sign-in screen with options for email/
password login and Google sign-in.⌉⌊AnyX Connector Sign-In: Securely connect to 
your AnyX account using your email and password. Alternatively, sign in with your
Google account for quick and easy access. The image shows the AnyX connector sign-
in screen with options for email/password login and Google sign-in.⌉[

Installing an Agilicus Connector creates a new type of user, a service account. 
This service account is created automatically for you, using your (the administrators)
privilege as a bootstrap. This service account has a restricted set of abilities.
You may see (and delete after deleting a connector) in the admin front end under‘
Access/Service Accounts’.

Once this service account is created, the Connector will use this identity without
further user intervention.

In order to create the service account, and get its credentials, the install process
needs you to authorise it. To do this, 2 methods exist (both yield identical results):

 1. Open a new browser, request you to sign in. This in turn uses a ‘callback’ URI 
    that points to the host you are trying to install the connector on. Your browser,
    upon finishing the sign-in flow, will do a redirect to http://localhost:<someport
    >, passing the access token forward.
 2. Copy a URL you are given, paste it into your browser, this will give you a code,
    paste that back into the location you started the install from.

[⌊AnyX Connector Sign-In: Securely connect to enterprise applications with AnyX.
Streamline access and enhance security. Learn how to sign in to the AnyX connector.⌉⌊
AnyX Connector Sign-In: Securely connect to enterprise applications with AnyX. Streamline
access and enhance security. Learn how to sign in to the AnyX connector.⌉[

Typically if you are using a graphical desktop operating system, and signed into
it as yourself, you would use method #1. If you are remotely accessing a system,
or it is a headless embedded device, you would use method #2.

[⌊Agilicus AnyX Connector Sign-In: Securely connect to your organization's applications.
Enter your tenant URL, username, and password to access resources. Multi-Factor 
Authentication (MFA) may be required for enhanced security. Learn more at Agilicus.
com.⌉⌊Agilicus AnyX Connector Sign-In: Securely connect to your organization's applications.
Enter your tenant URL, username, and password to access resources. Multi-Factor 
Authentication (MFA) may be required for enhanced security. Learn more at Agilicus.
com.⌉[

In some cases both methods are available, in which case the first one to answer 
will be used.

Note: The Connector installation process should be run with Administrative (e.g.
Root, LocalAdmin privilege). If you do not, it will attempt to elevate for you (
as you can see in the below example).

[⌊AnyX Connector Sign-In: Securely connect to your AnyX account. Enter your credentials
and authenticate for seamless access. Agilicus AnyX.⌉⌊AnyX Connector Sign-In: Securely
connect to your AnyX account. Enter your credentials and authenticate for seamless
access. Agilicus AnyX.⌉[

A console log of the initial install process is shown below. In this example, you
would have seen your browser open automatically with a sign-in screen as above right.
If you sign in this way, the installation will complete.
Instead, you may copy the
URL given (_https://auth.\_\_MYDOMAIN\_\_/auth?client\_id=agilicus-builtin-agent-
connector…_) into the browser on your desktop. You will then see a screen as shown.
Copy the token (**_osfygqo2j…_**) and paste it in where it says “_Enter verification
code:_“, and the installation will complete.

Whichever method you use, you will achieve the same result, and the Agilicus Connector
will need no further intervention.

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    ```bash
    INFO[2022-05-29T11:45:38-04:00] Starting client - version v0.119.0-5
    INFO[2022-05-29T11:45:38-04:00] User is not admin, attempting to elevate. If this fails, re-run as admin/root with same arguments.
    re-run [/usr/bin/sudo /bin/sh -c "/home/don/src-ag/platform/secure-exposed-agent/bin/agilicus-agent" "client" "--install" "--agent-id" "GLrmn8mKJ6W45c8Bo3ABCK" "--oidc-issuer" "https://auth.dbt.agilicus.cloud"]
    INFO[2022-05-29T11:45:38-04:00] Starting client - version v0.119.0-5

     You have **2** methods to provide your authentication. Use the most convenient.
     1. You may see a browser open. If you sign in to it, this flow will complete
        automatically, and ignore the url below/paste.
     2. You will see a URL appear here. Cut and paste that into a browser you are
        signed-into. It will then give you a code to paste here.

     Typically #1 is used if you are signed into this machine directly, and #2 for
     ssh or remote desktop or embedded devices.

    If a browser did not open automatically, please open this link in
    your desktop browser to retrieve the authentication code, and paste below:

     https://auth.__MYDOMAIN__/auth?client_id=agilicus-builtin-agent-connector&...

    Enter verification code:
    ```

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