12: Security Settings

2. Enter or modify the following settings:

 

 

Table 12-15 SSL

 

 

 

SSL Settings

 

Description

Upload Certificate

 

New Certificate

 

This certificate identifies the device to peers. It is used for HTTPS and SSL

 

 

Tunneling.

 

 

Enter the path and name of the certificate you want to upload, or use the

 

 

Browse button to select the certificate.

 

 

RSA or DSA certificates with 512 to 1024 bit public keys are allowed.

 

 

The format of the file must be PEM. The file 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.

New Private Key

 

Enter the path and name of the private key you want to upload, or use the

 

 

Browse button to select the private key. The key needs to belong to the

 

 

certificate entered above.

 

 

The format of the file must be PEM. The file must start with “-----BEGIN

 

 

RSA PRIVATE KEY-----” and end with “-----END RSA PRIVATE KEY-----”.

 

 

Read DSA instead of RSA in case of a DSA key. Some Certificate

 

 

Authorities add comments before and/or after these lines. Those need to be

 

 

deleted before upload.

Upload Authority Certificate

 

Authority

 

One or more authority certificates are needed to verify a peer's identity. It is

 

 

used for SSL Tunneling. These certificates do not require a private key.

 

 

Enter the path and name of the certificate you want to upload, or use the

 

 

Browse button to select the certificate.

 

 

RSA or DSA certificates with 512 to 1024 bit public keys are allowed.

 

 

The format of the file must be PEM. The file 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.

Create New Self-Signed Certificate

Country (2 Letter Code)

 

Enter the 2-letter country code to be assigned to the new self-signed

 

 

certificate.

 

 

Examples: US for United States and CA for Canada

State/Province

 

Enter the state or province to be assigned to the new self-signed certificate.

Locality (City)

 

Enter the city or locality to be assigned to the new self-signed certificate.

Organization

 

Enter the organization to be associated with the new self-signed certificate.

 

 

Example: If your company is called Widgets, and you are setting up a web

 

 

server for the Sales department, enter Widgets for the organization.

Organization Unit

 

Enter the organizational unit to be associated with the new self-signed

 

 

certificate.

 

 

Example: If your company is setting up a web server for the Sales

 

 

department, enter Sales for your organizational unit.

 

 

 

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