LevelOne Broadband VPN Gateway User Guide
Certificates
Certificates are used to authenticate users. Certificates are issued to you by various CAs (Certification Authorities). These Certificates are called "Self Certificates".
Each CA also issues a certificate to itself. This Certificate is required in order to validate communication with the CA. These certificates are called "Trusted Certificates."
The Certificates screen lists both the Trusted Certificate - the certificates of each CA itself - and Self Certificates - the certificates issued to you.
| Figure 54: Certificates Screen |
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Trusted Certificates | |
Subject Name | The "Subject Name" is always the company or person to whom the |
(CA) | Certificate is issued. For trusted certificates, this will be a CA. |
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Issuer Name | The CA (Certification Authority) which issued the Certificate. |
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Expiry Time | The date on which the Certificate expires. You should renew the |
| Certificate before it expires. |
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Delete button | Use this button to delete a Trusted Certificate. Select the checkbox in |
| the Delete column for any Certificates you wish to delete, then click |
| the "Delete" button. |
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Self Certificates |
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Name | The name you assigned to this Certificate. You should select a name |
| which helps to identify this particular certificate. |
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Subject Name | The company or person to whom the Certificate is issued. |
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Issuer Name | The CA (Certification Authority) which issued the Certificate. |
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Expiry Time | The date on which the Certificate expires. You should renew the |
| Certificate before it expires. |
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Delete button | Use this button to delete a Self Certificate. Select the checkbox in the |
| Delete column for any Certificates you wish to delete, then click the |
| "Delete" button. |
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