Buffalo Technology TS-RXL Server.crt SSL Certificate, Server.key SSL Key, Updating SSL Key

•SSL Key

Note:

This procedure is described for network administrators and advanced users. Do not try to configure this unless you know exactly what you’re doing.

You may use encrypted keys such as https and FTPS for the Web Admin interface operations and FTP connections.

SSL (Secure Socket Layer) is a public key encryption method. SSL operation is managed by 2 files:

(1) server.crt (SSL Certificate)

TeraStation will send this certificate to other computers, which will use it as a key for encryption. The TeraStation will then receive encrypted data and use the server.key (SSL Key) to decrypt them.

This key includes Server Certificate on SSL, and your PC may decide if the certificate can be trusted or not. Your computer may display the message “There is a problem with the site’s security certificate.”

(2) server.key (SSL Key)

This is used to decrypt data encrypted by the server certificate.

Note:

Prepare the decrypted passphrase for the server.key (SSL Key).

Updating SSL Key

To update a server certificate and a private key for SSL, follow the procedure below.

1In the Web Admin interface, navigate to [Network] - [Settings] - [Network Services] - [Add/Edit SSL Key].

2Register server.key for [SSL Key] and server.crt for [SSL Certificate], then click [Import].

Note:

Save SSL key files (server.key and server.crt) on the root of Drive C. They should not be saved in a folder or path whose name includes multi-byte or special characters.

You’ve updated the SSL key.

Notes:

•The SSL key should not be password protected.

•If the Web Admin interface isn’t accessible after updating, initialize the TeraStation.

•Updating the firmware will initialize an SSL key.

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