HP UX IPSec Software Step 1: Verifying Prerequisites

Using Certificates with HP-UX IPSec

Using VeriSign Certificates

Step	4.	Request and retrieve a VeriSign certificate. You must do this on each
		HP-UX IPSec system using VeriSign certificates.
Step	5.	Configure authentication records with IKE IDs. This task is described in
		“Configuring Authentication Records with IKE IDs” on page 134.
Step	6.	Configure your system to automatically retrieve the Certificate
		Revocation List (CRL), or manually retrieve the CRL. This task is
		described in “Retrieving the Certificate Revocation List (CRL)” on
		page 142.

Step 1: Verifying Prerequisites

Prior to configuring the HP-UX IPSec product with VeriSign certificate authentication, you will need to:

1.Purchase the VeriSign Managed PKI product from VeriSign (www.verisign.com).

2.Assign a local VeriSign Managed PKI Administrator.

3.Ensure that the system used by the VeriSign Managed PKI Administrator meets the VeriSign hardware and software requirements listed below. For the very latest VeriSign hardware and software requirements, check the VeriSign Managed PKI documentation.

•Netscape or Internet Explorer browser version 4.0 or later, enabled for secure Hypertext Transfer Protocol (S-HTTP)

•E-mail or browser application that supports the S/MIME protocol

4.Receive the security certificate for the Managed PKI Administrator from VeriSign. Install the certificate on the system used by the Managed PKI Administrator, as described in the VeriSign documentation.

5.Verify that the HP-UX IPSec systems and the system used by the VeriSign Managed PKI Administrator can exchange HTTP packets with the VeriSign Managed PKI Control Center. Depending on your network topology and access to external sites, this can be done with a web proxy server or with direct access to the VeriSign Managed PKI Control Center website.

If you will use a web proxy server, get the following information about the proxy server:

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