HP 250m Print Server for Fast Ethernet manual Digital Certificates, IE6 Security Alert

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Digital Certificates

Much like a fake ATM machine, an unethical hacker could use technology to direct a user to a false web site when they are thinking they are going to a trusted website, even if they are using SSL. When typing in https://, Internet Explorer 6 (IE6) will pop-up a dialog when it encounters a digital certificate that it doesn’t trust (i.e., a potential fake ATM machine) as shown in Figure 11:

Figure 11 - IE6 Security Alert

In many cases, a user may just click “Yes” without realizing what they are doing (as we did before) and then provide the unethical hacker with a lot of information – like their credit card number and billing address. After all, it really seems like just an annoying dialog. Luckily, the Internet Explorer 7 (IE7) experience is different in a profound way. Here is an example of IE7:

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Contents Introduction WhitepaperHttp Application What is SSL/TLS?Application Changes Https DecodedHttp Session More Info Https Session Lock Icon Certificate Details IE6 Security Alert Digital CertificatesIE7 Certificate Error IE7 Certificate Error Certificate Information Public Key Infrastructure and Public Key Certificate BasicsSymmetric Cryptography Asymmetric Cryptography Digital Signature Digital Signature Verification Certificate Authority Public Key Certificates Self-Signed Certificate SSL/TLS Protocol Structures SSL/TLS Protocol BasicsClient Hello Server Hello Server Certificate Verification Keying Material Client Finished Server Finished Using Https with HP JetdirectCA Heirarchy Network Diagram Page Page Under the heading Jetdirect Certificate, press Configure… Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Save it Go to Tools and click Internet Options Click Certificates Click Import… Click Next Select the file Click Next Page Page Page Page Page Detailed Look at the SSL/TLS Connection Page Page Page Page Check for server certificate revocation is not selected Page Page SSL/TLS Server Settings HP Jetdirect as an SSL/TLS Client Page Page Page Page Select R2 and hit Export… Click Next Select DER. Click Next Save it Save it Click Finish Page Select the file. Click Finish Click OK Page Same message. What did we do wrong? Page Page We use the DNS name and try again Success Page CA Hierarchy SSL/TLS Client Understanding Certificate ChainsPage RootCA Incorrect HP Jetdirect CA Configuration Correct HP Jetdirect CA Configuration Walking the Chain SSL/TLS Client Certificates and Name Verification Subject SubjectAltName Page Page Page IPP over SSL/TLS Click Next Select a network printer… Page Page Print a test Yep we have our print data protected by SSL/TLS Embedded Devices and Digital Certificates HP Jetdirect Certificate GuidelinesSummary Which HP Jetdirect Products Support SSL/TLS?