Secure Computing Sidewinder Version 5.1.0.02 Defining remote client identities in Sidewinder

Managing CA-based certificates

Defining remote client identities in Sidewinder

When using CA-based certificates, you must define an identity "template" in Sidewinder that matches all possible client identities used by the remote entities in your VPN.

To define remote certificate identities on Sidewinder, do the following.

1.Select Services Configuration -> Certificate Management and click the Certificate Identities tab. Click New.

Figure 3-7. Certificate Identities defined on the firewall

2.Specify an identify name and the Distinguished Name fields.

Note: An asterisk can be used as a wildcard when defining the fields on this window. (Other special characters are not allowed.) For example; *, O=acme, C=us represents all users at ACME.

3.Click Add.

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