Chapter 33 Configuring Certificates

Identity Certificates Authentication

The check box Include serial number of the device allows you to add the security appliance serial number to the certificate parameters.

The Advanced > Enrollment Mode allows you to select either manual enrollment (Request by manual enrollment) or enrollment by CA (Request from a CA), which requires the following information:

Enrollment URL (SCEP): HTTP:// Enter the path and file name of the certificate to be automatically installed.

Retry Period: Specify the maximum number of minutes to retry installing an Identity certificate.The default is one minute.

Retry Count: Specify the number of retries for installing an Identity certificate. The default is 0, which indicates unlimited retries within the retry period.

In the Add Identity Certificate pane, enter the following Certificate Subject DN information:

Certificate Subject DN— Specify the certificate subject-name DN to form the DN in the Identity certificate, and click the Select... button to add DN attributes in the Certificate Subject DN pane.

Attribute: (in Certificate Subject DN > Select window)— Select one or more DN attributes from the pull-down menu. Selectable X.500 fields of attributes for the Certificate Subject DN are:

Certificate Subject DN Attributes

CN = Common Name

OU = Department

O = Company Name

C = Country

ST = State/Province

L = Location

EA = E-mail Address

Value: (in Certificate Subject DN > Select window)— Enter the value for each of the DN attributes that you select in the Attribute list. With a value assigned to an attribute, use the now-active Add button to add the attribute to the Attribute/Value field on the right. To remove attributes and their values, select the attribute and click the now-active Delete button.

Once you complete Identity Certificate configuration, click Add Certificate in the Add Identity Certificate pane. Then, be sure to click the Apply button in the Identity Certificates window to save the newly certificate configuration.

Show Identity Certificate Details

The Show Details button displays the Certificate Details dialog box, which shows the following information about the selected certificate:

General—Displays the values for type, serial number, status, usage, public key type, CRL distribution point, the times within which the certificate is valid, and associated certificates. This applies to both available and pending status.

 

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