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Validis Connect Technical Specifications

What needs to be in place before Validis Connect can be installed and run

Several prerequisites must be in place to allow users to download and install Validis Connect (vClient) on their machines.

If needed, forward the prerequisites below to an IT department that can confirm and apply any changes required to run vClient.

Registry key access

To install the vClient application, the user must have read and write permissions to some registry keys and folders.

Read/Write access should be provided to the following registry keys:

  • HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Classes\Software\
  • HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall

Read/Write access should be provided to the following folders:

  • %userprofile%\AppData\Roaming
  • %userprofile%\AppData\Local

Provisioner URL

The provisioner URL is where vClient is downloaded from, so it must be allowed on the machine for the user running vClient. Add the correct URL for your region to the machine's antivirus, firewall and proxy allow lists.

The region you are uploading fromURL to allow
Europehttps://vclient-provisioner-uk2-validis.azurewebsites.net/
North America (US)https://vclient-provisioner-us3-validis.azurewebsites.net/
North America (CA)https://vclient-provisioner-ca3-validis.azurewebsites.net/
Australia (AU)https://vclient-provisioner-au2-validis.azurewebsites.net/

Please note

Add the URL exactly as shown, over https. Only the region you upload from needs to be allowed.

Product specifications

ItemDetailNotes
TechnologyMicrosoft ClickOnce.
Name: vClient
Publisher: Validis LLC
HTTP and HTTPS ports80, 443
FTPFTP is not used. File downloads and uploads are performed using HTTPS.
.NET Framework4.8
SecurityTLS 1.3, TLS 1.2TLS 1.3 is the preferred Transport Layer Security.
Operating SystemWindowsAny version of Windows that supports .NET Framework 4.8.
Administrative PrivilegesNone
File System%APPDATA%\Roaming\ValidisValidis\Logs Time-stamped logs produced by running vClient.
Validis\Storage ClickOnce downloaded executable, icons, and configuration files.
Validis\temp Optional intermediate file storage.
Network SpeedThe minimum network speed and reliability must be sufficient to complete the extraction process.The minimum network speed is difficult to quantify and measure, as it is complex and can depend on the volume of information being uploaded.
Browser ProcessingChrome and Firefox download a vclient.application file. Selecting Download places the vClient core files into the %APPDATA% Validis Storage location.

Microsoft Edge typically opens vclient.application in the browser automatically.
vClient core files20 files, listed below.The downloaded files are automatically deleted from the Validis\Storage location when vClient upload processing is complete.
Download file processingThe files are downloaded with the deploy file extension and are converted to a DLL executable binary by ClickOnce. Other conversions occur, for example icon files of type ico.A call is made to a web endpoint to download the required files. For example, when System.Text.Json.dll.deploy is downloaded it becomes System.Text.Json.dll.
Show the 20 vClient core files
  1. icon.ico.depoly
  2. Azure.Core.dll
  3. Azure.Storage.Blobs.dll
  4. Azure.Storage.Common.dll
  5. Microsoft.Bcl.AsyncInterfaces.dll
  6. System.Buffers.dll
  7. System.Diagnostics.DiagnosticSource.dll
  8. System.IO.Hashing.dll
  9. System.Memory.Data.dll
  10. System.Memory.dll
  11. System.Numerics.Vectors.dll
  12. System.Runtime.CompilerServices.Unsafe.dll
  13. System.Text.Encodings.Web.dll
  14. System.Text.Json.dll
  15. System.Threading.Tasks.Extensions.dll
  16. System.ValueTuple.dll
  17. vClient.exe
  18. vClient.exe.config
  19. vClient.Uninstaller.exe
  20. Microsoft.Bcl.HashCode.dll

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