Why is my Windows server monitor in DOWN status, even after enabling TLS version 1.2

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• What TLS versions are supported by the Windows agent?

  We have terminated the support for earlier TLS versions (TLS 1.0 and TLS 1.1) and have completely migrated to TLS version 1.2.  For the Windows Server Monitoring agent, TLS 1.2 is disabled by default for Windows 2008. To enable it, please try this ...

• Is there a work-around for enabling client-server data communication, if TLS 1.2 version is not available?

  Yes, in case you have older versions of TLS installed, please follow the steps below to ensure uninterrupted data collection. This workaround applies only to Windows Server 2003 and 2008. Download the appropriate file based on your OS architecture: ...

• How to check if TLS 1.2 is enabled?

  If the registry key HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\SecurityProviders\SCHANNEL\Protocols\TLS 1.2\Client\DisabledByDefault is present, the value should be 0. If the registry key ...

• What is the file 'S247WinCommunincationExt.exe' that is found in the Windows agent installation folder?

  Site24x7 server monitoring uses TLS version 1.2 for client-server data communication. If your server does not support TLS version 1.2 by default, then a Python-based file, S247WinCommunincationExt.exe, is downloaded automatically with which the ...

• How do we verify the Site24x7 Windows Server Monitoring Agent script?

  All the scripts and executables in the Site24x7 Windows Server Monitoring Agent are digitally signed. To verify the digital signature, we compare the certificate name and the serial number of the digital signature associated with the script with our ...