Item

Description

 

Type the URL of the RA.

 

The entity will submit the certificate request to the server at this URL through the SCEP

 

protocol. The SCEP protocol is intended for communication between an entity and an

Requesting URL

authentication authority.

In offline mode, this item is optional; while in other modes, this item is required.

 

 

IMPORTANT:

 

This item does not support domain name resolution.

LDAP IP

Type the IP address, port number and version of the LDAP server.

 

Port

In a PKI system, the storage of certificates and CRLs is a crucial problem, which is usually

Version

addressed by deploying an LDAP server.

 

 

 

Request Mode

Select the online certificate request mode, which can be auto or manual.

 

 

Password Encrypt

Select this check box to display the password in cipher text.

This check box is available only when the certificate request mode is set to Auto.

 

 

 

Password

Type the password for certificate revocation.

This item is available only when the certificate request mode is set to Auto.

 

 

 

 

Specify the hash algorithm and fingerprint for verification of the CA root certificate.

Hash

Upon receiving the root certificate of the CA, an entity needs to verify the fingerprint of

 

the root certificate, namely, the hash value of the root certificate content. This hash value

 

is unique to every certificate. If the fingerprint of the root certificate does not match the

 

one configured for the PKI domain, the entity will reject the root certificate.

 

IMPORTANT:

Fingerprint

The fingerprint of the CA root certificate is required when the certificate request mode is

 

Auto, and can be omitted when the certificate request mode is Manual. When it is omitted,

 

no CA root certificate verification occurs automatically and you need to verify the CA server

 

by yourself.

Polling Count

Polling Interval

Set the polling interval and attempt limit for querying the certificate request status.

After an entity makes a certificate request, the CA may need a long period of time if it verifies the certificate request in manual mode. During this period, the applicant needs to query the status of the request periodically to get the certificate as soon as possible after the certificate is signed.

Enable CRL

Select this box to specify that CRL checking is required during certificate verification.

Checking

 

 

 

 

Type the CRL update period, that is, the interval at which the PKI entity downloads the

CRL Update Period

latest CRLs.

This item is available when the Enable CRL Checking check box is selected.

 

 

By default, the CRL update period depends on the next update field in the CRL file.

 

 

 

Type the URL of the CRL distribution point.

 

This item is available when the Enable CRL Checking check box is selected.

CRL URL

Note that when the URL of the CRL distribution point is not set, you should acquire the CA

certificate and a local certificate, and then acquire a CRL through SCEP.

 

 

IMPORTANT:

 

This item does not support domain name resolution.

 

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