Platform Connections

In Niagara, Workbench requires that the user remove the default platform user account and change the default system passphrase prior to completing a platform connection. These requirements are configurable via the Platform Connections options under Tools > Options.

Option properties

This view allows you to configure whether or not the system prompts the user to remove the default platform user account and/or to change the default system passphrase on the first platform connection. These options are offered as a convenience. For example, if another workflow already prompts for these changes, setting one or both of these options to false can prevent redundant prompts.

These platform connection options are “true” by default, so that if Workbench detects either of the following conditions when making a platform connection it launches the Change Platform Defaults Wizard which steps you through the required changes:

The system passphrase of the remote platform is the default value.
The platform credentials of the remote platform are factory default values.

Name	Value	Description
Require Default Account Removal	true (default) or false	Controls what happens to the platform account. The admin account is required only the first time you connect to a platform. Deleting it is important to prevent someone with malicious intent from easily logging in to your system. true configures the system to require you to delete the default platform account after you connect to the platform for the first time. false allows the default admin account to remain, pending its deletion by another process.
Require Default System Passphrase Change	true (default) or false	Determines if a new system passphrase is required. The system passphrase protects access to the platform. A strong passphrase protects a platform from unauthorized access. true configures the system to require you to create a new, strong passphrase after you connect to the platform for the first time. false preserves the default passphrase pending its change by another process.

Name

Value

Description

Require Default Account Removal

true (default) or false

Controls what happens to the platform account. The admin account is required only the first time you connect to a platform. Deleting it is important to prevent someone with malicious intent from easily logging in to your system.

true configures the system to require you to delete the default platform account after you connect to the platform for the first time.

false allows the default admin account to remain, pending its deletion by another process.

Require Default System Passphrase Change

true (default) or false

Determines if a new system passphrase is required. The system passphrase protects access to the platform. A strong passphrase protects a platform from unauthorized access.

true configures the system to require you to create a new, strong passphrase after you connect to the platform for the first time.

false preserves the default passphrase pending its change by another process.