MacOS Installation
Instructions for installing Keeper Gateway on MacOS
Overview
This document contains information on how to install, configure, and update your Keeper Gateway on MacOS.
Prerequisite
Prior to proceeding with this document, make sure you generated a Keeper Gateway One-Time Access Token in your Vault. For more information, visit the following page:
Installation
Note: On macOS, the Gateway can only be installed as the local user and not as a service
Install Command
Executing the following command will install the Keeper Gateway:
Executing the following command will install and initialize the Keeper Gateway:
Note: Replace XXXXX with the One-Time Access Token supplied by the Vault screen, more information here
Installation Location
The gateway will be installed in the following location:
An alias gateway is also created:
Starting the Gateway
After installation, To start the gateway on the local Terminal, type:
If the Gateway was never initialized, you will be prompted for an One-Time Access Token, more information here
Keeper Gateway Configuration File
The Keeper Gateway configuration file contains a set of tokens that includes encryption keys, client identifiers, and destination server information used to authenticate and decrypt data from the Keeper Secrets Manager APIs. This configuration file is created from the Gateway One Time Access Tokens and have a one to one relationship with client devices.
The gateway configuration file is stored in the following location:
Keeper Gateway Log files
Logs that contain helpful debugging information are automatically created and stored on the local machine.
The gateway log files are stored in the following location:
Upgrading
To upgrade the Keeper Gateway service:
Stop the current Gateway service
Install the new binary by executing the following command:
Uninstalling
Executing the following command will uninstall the Keeper Gateway:
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