Secure Computing SafeNet, Sidewinder Version 5.1.0.02 manual Installing and Working with Soft-PK

Defining remote client identities in Sidewinder . . . . . . . . . . . 3-13Managing pre-shared keys (passwords) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-14Configuring the VPN on the Sidewinder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-15

Chapter 4: Installing and Working with Soft-PK . . . . . . . .4-1

Soft-PK installation notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-2Starting Soft-PK . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4-3 Determining Soft-PK status from icon variations . . . . . . . . . . . 4-3 Activating/Deactivating Soft-PK . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4-4About the Soft-PK program options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-5Managing certificates on Soft-PK . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-6 Setting up Sidewinder self-signed certificates . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-6Setting up CA-based certificates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-7 Requesting a personal certificate from a CA on user’s behalf 4-8 Importing certificate in Soft-PK . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4-9Configuring a security policy on the Soft-PK . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4-13

Chapter 5: Deploying Soft-PK to Your End Users . . . . . . 5-1

Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-2Customizing the user worksheet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-4 Specifying dial-up network instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-4 Specifying installation instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-4 Specifying certificate import/request instructions . . . . . . . . . . 5-5 Specifying security policy instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-6 Specifying basic connection information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-6

Appendix A: Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-1

Soft-PK Log Viewer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .A-1 Soft-PK Connection Monitor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .A-2 More about the Connection Monitor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .A-3 To view the details . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .A-3 Sidewinder troubleshooting commands . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .A-4

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