Dell IDRAC6 manual Accessing the SSL Main Menu, 350, SSL Main Menu Field Description

viewed or changed by others. To ensure security for your DRAC, it is strongly recommended that you generate a CSR, submit the CSR to a CA, and upload the certificate returned from the CA.

A CA is a business entity that is recognized in the IT industry for meeting high standards of reliable screening, identification, and other important security criteria. Examples of CAs include Thawte and VeriSign. After the CA receives your CSR, they review and verify the information the CSR contains. If the applicant meets the CA’s security standards, the CA issues a certificate to the applicant that uniquely identifies that applicant for transactions over networks and on the Internet.

After the CA approves the CSR and sends you a certificate, you must upload the certificate to the iDRAC6 firmware. The CSR information stored on the iDRAC6 firmware must match the information contained in the certificate.

Accessing the SSL Main Menu

1Expand the System tree and click Remote Access.

2Click the Network/Security tab and then click SSL.

Use the SSL Main Menu (see Table 22-1) to generate a CSR, upload an existing server certificate, or view an existing server certificate. The CSR information is stored on the iDRAC6 firmware. Table 22-2 describes the buttons available on the SSL page.

Table 22-1. SSL Main Menu

Field	Description
Generate Certificate	Click Next to open the page that enables you to
Signing Request (CSR)	generate a CSR to send to a CA to request a secure
	Web certificate.
Upload Server	Click Next to upload an existing certificate that your
Certificate	company has title to, and uses to control access to
	the iDRAC6.
	NOTE: Only X509, Base 64 encoded certificates are
	accepted by the iDRAC6. DER encoded certificates are not
	accepted. Upload a new certificate to replace the default
	certificate you received with your iDRAC6.
View Server Certificate	Click Next to view an existing server certificate.

350

Configuring Security Features