Configuring Secure Socket Layer (SSL)

Terminology

ProCurve

Switch

1. Switch-to-Client SSL Cert.

SSL Client

Browser

(SSL

 

2. User-to-Switch (login password and

 

 

enable password authentication)

 

Server)

 

options:

 

Local

TACACS+

RADIUS

Figure 7-1. Switch/User Authentication

 

SSL on the ProCurve switches supports these data encryption methods:

 

3DES (168-bit, 112 Effective)

 

DES (56-bit)

 

RC4 (40-bit, 128-bit)

 

 

Note:

ProCurve switches use RSA public key algorithms and Diffie-Hellman. All

 

references to a key mean keys generated using these algorithms unless

 

otherwise noted

 

 

 

Terminology

SSL Server: A ProCurve switch with SSL enabled.

Key Pair: Public/private pair of RSA keys generated by switch, of which public portion makes up part of server host certificate and private portion is stored in switch flash (not user accessible).

Digital Certificate: A certificate is an electronic “passport” that is used to establish the credentials of the subject to which the certificate was issued. Information contained within the certificate includes: name of the subject, serial number, date of validity, subject's public key, and the digital signature of the authority who issued the certifi- cate. Certificates on Procurve switches conform to the X.509v3 stan- dard, which defines the format of the certificate.

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