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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Belkin F1DE101G user manual Certificate Management, SSL Certificate Request