Configuring Secure Socket Layer (SSL)
Terminology
ProCurve
Switch
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SSL Client
Browser
(SSL |
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| enable password authentication) | |
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Server) |
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–Local
–TACACS+
–RADIUS
Figure
| SSL on the ProCurve switches supports these data encryption methods: | |
| ■ 3DES | |
| ■ | DES |
| ■ | RC4 |
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Note: | ProCurve switches use RSA public key algorithms and | |
| references to a key mean keys generated using these algorithms unless | |
| otherwise noted | |
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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.