Policy Manager - My Certificates

Up to eight certificates can be stored in a VSU. During IKE negotiation, a VSU sends a specified certificate to its target. Those other VSUs and clients are called targets. Likewise, the target that received a certificate must distribute its [unique] certificate to the sender to complete the exchange. The VSUs use the exchange to authenticate each other and to distribute their public keys. These additional certificates can be created then installed into a VSU. Each certificate is assigned a target (see IKE Certificate Usage on page 240 for additional information about making those assignments). A VSU only needs a single certificate to distribute its public-key to multiple VSUs, but additional certificates can be created for establishing secure connections with special targets. The process of getting a certificate for a specific VSU is illustrated in Figure 75

Figure 75: Installing a Signed Certificate into a VSU

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Note: For this process to work, the security gateway must have already been configured with an IP address.

Explanation for Figure 75:

1.An administrator uses VPNmanager Console to get a Certificate Request from a specific VSU.

2.The administrator sends the Certificate Request to a Public Key Infrastructure (PKI) System.

3.The PKI System sends a Signed Certificate to the administrator.

4.The administrator uses VPNmanager Console to install the Signed Certificate into the VSU.

Creating and Installing a Signed Certificate

Shown in Figure 76 is the Policy Manager for My Certificates. Use it for generating certificate requests, installing signed certificates in a VSU, and for selecting which certificate the VPNmanager Console must be configured as the target.

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3.7 specifications

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