Certificates

Note: Please refer to the Security Primer to prepare the Authentication Server and Access Point for communication.

Note: It is important that all dates are correct on the Thor VM1 and host computers when using any type of certificate. Certificates are date sensitive and if the date is not correct authentication will fail.

!If using the Windows Certificate Store, the Windows Account must have a password. The password cannot be left blank. The Summit Client Utility uses the Windows user account credentials to access the Certificate Store. The Windows user account credentials need not be the same as the entered in the Summit Client Utility.

Quick Start

Root Certificates are necessary for EAP-TLS, PEAP/GTC and PEAP/MSCHAP.

1.Generate a Root CA Certificate (page 6-32)either from the Thor VM1 or using a PC.

2.If a PC was used to request the certificate, copy the certificate to the Thor VM1.

3.Install a Root CA Certificate (page 6-34).

User Certificates are necessary for EAP-TLS

1.Generate a User Certificate (page 6-35)either from the Thor VM1 or using a PC.

2.If a PC was used to request the certificate, copy the certificate to the Thor VM1.

3.Install a User Certificate (page 6-37).

Generate a Root CA Certificate

Note: It is important that all dates are correct on the Thor VM1 and host computers when using any type of certificate. Certificates are date sensitive and if the date is not correct authentication will fail.

The easiest way to get the root CA certificate is to use a browser on a PC or the Thor VM1 to navigate to the Certificate Authority. To request the root CA certificate, open a browser to

http://<CA IP address>/certsrv.

Sign into the CA with any valid username and password.

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