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      <div class="TC-TitleChapter"><a name="657379">Using DC Agent for Transparent User Identification</a></div>
      <div class="IN-TopicInfo"><a name="621863">Using DC Agent&nbsp;| Web Protection Solutions&nbsp;| v8.5.x&nbsp;| 29-Apr-2022</a></div>
      <div class="B-Body"><a name="640158">If you have an on-premises installation of Forcepoint Web Security or Forcepoint URL Filtering, and your organization uses Microsoft Windows Active Directory, you can use DC Agent to identify users transparently. The agent periodically queries domain controllers for logon session information, and can be configured to poll client machines to verify logon status.</a></div>
      <div class="B-Body"><a name="598252">This collection includes the following articles to help you understand how to deploy, configure, and use DC Agent. Click a link below to jump to the topic, or use the arrows at the top of the content pane to browse the articles.</a></div>
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      <div class="B-Body"><a name="609082">For DC Agent troubleshooting help, see the </a><span class="URL-URL"><a href="https://help.forcepoint.com/docs/web/v85/dca_troubleshooting/first.aspx" target="external_window">DC Agent Troubleshooting</a></span>, available from support.forcepoint.com.</div>
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