Belkin F1DE101G user manual Certificate Management, SSL Certificate Request

SECURITY

Certificate Management

The RIPC uses the SSL protocol for any encrypted network traffic between itself and a connected client. During connection establishment, the RIPC has to expose its identity to a client using a cryptographic certificate.

SSL Certificate Request

Parameter	Description
Common name	This is the network name of the RIPC once it is installed in the
	user’s network.
Organizational unit	This field is used for specifying to which department within an
	organization the RIPC belongs.
Organization	The name of the organization to which the RIPC belongs.
Locality/City	The city where the organization is located.
State/Province	The state or province where the organization is located.
Country	The country where the organization is located. This is the
	two-letter ISO code, e.g. US for the USA.
Challenge Password	Some certification authorities require a challenge password to
	authorize later changes on the certificate (e.g. revocation of the
	certificate). The minimal length of this password is four characters.
Confirm Challenge Password	Confirmation of the Challenge Password.
E-mail	The e-mail address of a security contact person that is responsible
	for the RIPC.
Key length	This is the length of the generated key in bits. 1024 bits are supposed
	to be sufficient for most cases. Larger keys may result in slower
	response time of the RIPC during connection establishment.

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