Chapter6. Basic Configuration
Organization
Thename of the organization/company owning the Telecommuting Module.
Organizational Unit
Thedepartment using the Telecommuting Module.
Serial number
Ifyou generate more than one certificate with the same information, and you want to give them separate names and
treatthem as different certificates, you need to give them different serial number. Enter a serial number for this
certificatehere.
Challenge password
Entera password. This will be used only when revoking a signed certificate.
Create a self-signed X.509 certificate
Byentering the requested information above and pressing this button, you can create a certificate that isn’t signed
byany certificate authority (CA). Self-signed certificates are for free, while certificates signed by an official CA
normallyare not. Certificates signed by CAs are automatically accepted by web browsers, while you have to accept
self-signedcertificates manually when using them in your web browser.
Create an X.509 certificate request
Whenpressing this button, you make a certificate request which can be sent to a certificate authority for signing.
Therequest is downloaded under View/Download on the certificate page. The signed certificate is uploaded under
Import.
Abort
Pressthe Abort button to return to the Certificates page without creating a new certificate or certificate request.
CA Certificates
Here,you upload CA certificates and CRLs (Certificate Revocation Lists).
Inthe base Telecommuting Module, CAs and CRLs are not used.
Name
Entera name for this CA certificate. The name is only used internally in the Telecommuting Module.
CA Certificate
Youupload the CA certificate to the Telecommuting Module, inspect the current certificate, or download it to use
somewhereelse, by pressing the Change/View button.
CA CRL
ACRL (Certificate Revocation List) is used to tell the Telecommuting Module that some certificates issued by this
CAsare not valid, even though they may not have expired yet. Upload a CRL for this CA by pressing the
Change/Viewbutton.
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