Configuring Secure Socket Layer (SSL)

General Operating Rules and Notes

General Operating Rules and Notes

Once you generate a certificate on the switch you should avoid re- generating the certificate without a compelling reason. Otherwise, you will have to re-introduce the switch’s certificate on all manage- ment stations (clients) you previously set up for SSL access to the switch. In some situations this can temporarily allow security breaches.

The switch's own public/private certificate key pair and certificate are stored in the switch's flash memory and are not affected by reboots or the erase startup-config command

The public/private certificate key pair is not be confused with the SSH public/private key pair. The certificate key pair and the SSH key pair are independent of each other, which means a switch can have two keys pairs stored in flash

On ProCurve switches that support stacking, when stacking is enabled, SSL provides security only between an SSL client and the stack manager. Communications between the stack commander and stack members is not secure.

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