Secure Computing SafeNet, Sidewinder Version 5.1.0.02 Creating & exporting remote certificates

Managing Sidewinder self-signed certs

Creating & exporting remote certificate(s)

Use the following procedure on Sidewinder to create a self-signed certificate file (with its embedded public key) and a private key file for each of your Soft-PK clients. Once a pair of certificate/private key files are created for a unique client, you must use Sidewinder’s pkcs12_util command to combine each file pair into a PKCS12- formatted object. Each PKCS12-formatted object must be distributed to the respective Soft-PK client.

From the Sidewinder Cobra interface:

Note: Do this from the local Sidewinder console (not a remote Cobra interface).

1.Select Services Configuration -> Certificate Management.

2.Select the Remote Certificates tab. Click New.

Figure 3-4.

Sidewinder Certificate

Management: Create

New Remote (Client)

certificate window

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Configuring Sidewinder for Soft-PK Clients