Chef Infra Client

Chef Infra Client is an agent that runs locally on every node that’s under management by Chef Infra Server. When Chef Infra Client runs, it performs all of the steps required for bringing a node into the expected state, including: - Registering and authenticating the node with Chef Infra Server - Synchronizing cookbooks from the Chef Infra Server to the node - Compiling the resource collection by loading each of the required cookbooks, including recipes, attributes, and all other dependencies - Taking the appropriate and required actions to configure the node based on recipes and attributes - Reporting summary information on the run to Chef Automate Chef Infra Client authenticates with the Chef Infra Server using RSA public key-pairs each time a Chef Infra Client needs access to data that is stored on the Chef Infra Server. This prevents any node from accessing data that it shouldn’t and it ensures that only nodes that are properly registered with the Chef Infra Server can be managed.