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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 VM2 and host computers when using any type of certificate. Certificates are date sensitive and if the date is not correct authentication will fail.
Quick Start
Root Certificates are necessary for
1.Generate a Root CA Certificate (page
2.Connect the Thor VM2 to the desktop PC using ActiveSync and copy the certificate to the Thor VM2 \System folder.
3.Install a Root CA Certificate (page
User Certificates are necessary for
1.Generate a User Certificate (page
2.Connect the Thor VM2 to the desktop PC using ActiveSync and copy the certificate and private key file to the Thor VM2 \System folder.
3.Install a User Certificate (page
4.After installation, perform a Suspend/Resume.
5.Verify Installation (page
Generate a Root CA Certificate
Note: It is important that all dates are correct on the Thor VM2 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 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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