System requirements

The following system requirements are needed to correctly install and run Net iD Portal. For more information, see Release notes

Web service

Net iD Portal shall be installed on a web server included in the environment hierarchy.

The following service must be installed on the web server:

  • Microsoft Internet Information Services.

The following platforms can be used as a web server (Microsoft Internet Information Services is included in all platforms):

  • Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2, Standard

  • Microsoft Windows Server 2016, Standard

  • Microsoft Windows Server 2016, Datacenter

  • Microsoft Windows Server 2019, Standard

  • Microsoft Windows Server 2019, Datacenter

Net iD Portal requires that one of the following versions of .NET framework is installed on the web server (.NET Framework can be downloaded from the Microsoft.com web page):

  • Microsoft .NET Framework v4.7.2

Different versions of .NET Framework are included, or can be installed, on Windows Server.

Database service

Net iD Portal requires two databases to store and access all information and settings in the application. Net iD Portal supports the following database services:

  • Microsoft SQL Server 2012 Express

  • Microsoft SQL Server 2012 Standard

  • Microsoft SQL Server 2012 Enterprise

  • Microsoft SQL Server 2014 Express

  • Microsoft SQL Server 2014 Standard

  • Microsoft SQL Server 2014 Enterprise

  • Microsoft SQL Server 2016 Express

  • Microsoft SQL Server 2016 Standard

  • Microsoft SQL Server 2016 Enterprise

  • Microsoft SQL Server 2017 Express

  • Microsoft SQL Server 2017 Standard

  • Microsoft SQL Server 2017 Enterprise

  • Microsoft SQL Server 2019 Express

  • Microsoft SQL Server 2019 Standard

  • Microsoft SQL Server 2019 Enterprise

  • Oracle MySQL Server 5.6

Support for Service Packs:

  • Microsoft SQL Server 2012, Service Pack 4

  • Microsoft SQL Server 2014, Service Pack 2 & 3

  • Microsoft SQL Server 2016, Service Pack 1 & 2

Microsoft SQL Server can be installed on any Windows Server platform. Oracle MySQL server can be installed on any Windows Server platform or Linux SUSE.

Certificate service

Net iD Portal requires a certificate service to manage certificates (enrollment, revocation). Net iD Portal supports the following certificate services:

  • Microsoft Certificate Authority service (MSCA).

  • Primekey Enterprise Java Beans Certificate Authority (EJBCA).

  • Net iD Portal Internal CA (Net iD Portal-CA)[1]

The following platforms can be used as a certificate server:

Microsoft Certificate Authority service is included on all platforms except for Linux editions.

  • Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2, Standard

  • Microsoft Windows Server 2016, Standard

  • Microsoft Windows Server 2016, Datacenter

  • Microsoft Windows Server 2019, Standard

  • Microsoft Windows Server 2019, Datacenter

  • Linux SUSE

  • Linux Ubuntu 18.04 LTS

  • Linux Ubuntu 19.10

1. Net iD Portal-CA is an internal CA for test and development purpose only and is not supported.