Cloud Secure Edge Desktop App
- Updated on Aug 01, 2024
The desktop app is a cross-platform endpoint client, installed on end user desktop devices. The app is used to register and authenticate end user devices with the Cloud Command Center. Note that the desktop app is optional on MDM-managed devices on which you can install a Device Certificate via your device manager.
Sections
Register the Desktop App & Supported OSs
Desktop App Capabilities and Components
Key features of the desktop app
The desktop app provides the following features:
| Feature |
|---|
| Device Registration for device authentication |
| Device Trust Scoring for device posture checks |
| Auto-update capability so an end user can upgrade with a single click |
| Device Trust Verification capability to support native “sandboxed” apps (i.e., iOS/Android/macOS/Windows apps that use WebViews for authentication and are unable to access the Banyan Device Cert placed in the device cert store or keychain) |
| Seamless deployment via Device Managers |
| Service bundles an end user can access and favorite |
| List of Hosted Websites an end user can access |
| List of Infrastructure Services an end user can access |
| List of Service Tunnels an end user can access |
banyanproxy to access TCP services using short-lived X.509 client certs |
| Run Diagnostic Tool for running a Health Check and/or troubleshooting |