10: Security Settings
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Trusted Authorities
One or more authority certificates are needed to verify a peer's identit y. Authority certificates are
used with some wireless authentication methods. These certificates do not req uire a private key.
Table 10-3 Trusted Authority Settings
Trusted Authorities
Settings Description
Authority
SSL authority certificate.
RSA or DSA certificates are allowed.
The format of the authority certificate can be PEM or PKCS7. PEM files
must start with “-----BEGIN CERTIFICATE-----” and end with “----
-END CERTIFICATE-----”. Some Certificate Authorities add comments
before and/or after these lines. Those need to be deleted before upload.
To Upload an Authority Certificate
Using Web Manager
To upload an Authority Certificate, click SSL in the menu bar and select Trusted Authorities.
Using the CLI
To enter the SSL command level: enable -> ssl
To enter the Trusted Authorities command level:
enable -> ssl -> trusted authorities
Using XML
Include in your file:
<configgroup name=”ssl”>
and <configitem name=”trusted authority” instance =”1”>
and <configitem name=”intermediate authority” instance=”1”>