Default configurations - Advanced (Super Admins only)
In the default configurations, the Advanced section provides Super Admins with additional settings to control how the SessionGuardian Client operates. These settings fine-tune system behavior and recognition capabilities.
Important
Only Super Admins can access and modify Advanced settings. Do not change these settings unless advised by SecureAuth Support.
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Refer to the following table for configurable settings in the Advanced section and their descriptions
Advanced | Controls how the SessionGuardian Client manages network congestion, latency, and connection disruptions with the SessionGuardian Console Server. |
API Request Max Retries | Sets the number of times the SessionGuardian Client retries a failed request or connection attempt before stopping. Default: 5 |
API Request Retry Delay | Defines how long the SessionGuardian Client waits before retrying a failed request or connection attempt. Default: 1000 sec |
Webcam Max Snapshots | Sets the maximum number of snapshots the webcam captures for recognition and authentication. Default: 5 |
Webcam Min Valid Snapshots | Specifies the minimum number of valid snapshots required for successful facial recognition. Default: 3 |
Workspace Launching Timeout | Determines how long the SessionGuardian Client waits for a workspace to launch before timing out. Default: 30000 sec |
General | Controls how the SessionGuardian Client operates on the end-user's device |
Detect RDC | Prevents the SessionGuardian Client from running if the user's device is accessed through Remote Desktop. |
Check AV | Requires the end-user’s device to have active antivirus software running before starting a secure session. |
Prevent Running in VM | Blocks the SessionGuardian Client from running inside a virtual machine (VM) to prevent unauthorized use. |
Ignore Close Session Event | Prevents users from manually closing a secure session to ensure continuous protection. |
Keep-Alive Timeout | Defines how long the client waits for a connection attempt to the SessionGuardian Console before timing out. Default: 60 sec |
Keep-Alive Frequency | Determines how often the client sends a keep-alive request to the server to maintain the connection. Default: 15 sec |
VM Login Timeout | Specifies how long SessionGuardian waits for the login process to complete in a VDI client or virtual desktop before timing out. Default: 30000 ms |
Protection Max Retries | Sets the number of times the client attempts to hook into the VDI client to enable screen share and screenshot protection. Default: 5 |
Protection Retry Delay | Defines how long the client waits before retrying to hook into the VDI client for screen share and screenshot protection. Default 5000 ms |
Recognition | |
Face Detection Threshold | Sets the minimum number of matching facial features required between the user's face and their profile photo for authentication. Default: 3 (in SG version 2.2 or 2 (in SG version 2.3) |
IRW Video Validation | Determines the required size of the user's face within the video frame for successful recognition. Default: 350 |
Stop Session Timeout | Defines how long the system waits before terminating the session if facial recognition fails or the user is not detected. Default: 15000 ms |