Vitalpointz makes various device agents available as opensource and free to download and modify. The variants of Agents (also called vESPA – vitalpointz Edge Service Platform Agent) available are
Note: The list is constantly updated. Please check with vitalpointz support team for the latest list.
These download link for the agents are provided in the device card menu.
Function of the Agent varies based on the device type. In its simplest form, the job of the agent is to implement Device Authentication and receive the Private Key,Certificate and Topic meant for the Device to establish secure communication with the server. These authentication calls are made using HTTPS REST API. The Private Key and Certificates are downloaded over HTTPS connection.
If the Device is not capable of performing HTTPS Authentication Calls, equivalent plain text HTTP APIs are also provided. However, the private key and certificates are not provided over plain text HTTP API but Topic is provided to enable further plain text communication.