Can I use Password Depot on a terminal server and if so, is there anything to take into consideration?

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Since version 17.2.5, we have changed the communication between the browser add-on and the Password Depot client from WebSocket to Native Messaging. This change was implemented to:

Improve data security, and
Prevent compatibility issues on terminal servers.

As a result, WebSocket port settings are no longer relevant and have been removed from:

The Password Depot Client (starting from v17.2.5)
The Server Manager (starting from v18.0.0)

Note: During installation, please ensure that you select the browser integration components for the browsers you are using (Mozilla Firefox Add-On, Google Chrome Add-On, and/or Microsoft Edge Add-On). These components create the required Native Messaging Host manifest files and registry entries necessary for the communication.

The browser add-ons themselves must then be explicitly installed from the respective browser stores. You can find our add-ons by opening the Password Depot client and navigating to Help → Add-Ons.

For versions prior to 17.2.5:

You can install and use the Password Depot client on a terminal server. Since all users are working on the same computer when using a terminal server, you must ensure assigning individual port numbers to every user for the communication with the add-on when working with the latter. The socket port number is not a virtual but rather a physical parameter and therefore can not be shared by different instances of the Password Depot client.

If you do not use individual port numbers for each client, problems will definitely occur since Password Depot can not know where to send (= client) the access data requested by the add-on. It may happen, in this case, that User A receives access data from User B even though they have no access rights for such entries.

Therefore, when using a terminal server, it is mandatory, in any case, to assign individual port numbers to each user who is to work with Password Depot on the terminal server. If you do not want to assign separate port numbers to each client, we strongly recommend to deactivate the add-on in the Server Manager.

Learn more about how to adjust the port number when working with the add-on in the below article available in our knowledgebase, too:

Adjusting the port number when working with the add-on

Can I use Password Depot on a terminal server and if so, is there anything to take into consideration?

For versions prior to 17.2.5:

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