WatchGuard Technologies SSL VPN manual Client Certificates, To require client certificates

Client Certificates

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Note: HyperTerminal is not installed automatically on Windows 2000 Server or Windows Server 2003. To install HyperTerminal, use Add/Remove Programs in Control Panel.

3Set the serial connection to 9600 bits per second, 8 data bits, no parity, 1 stop bit. Hardware flow control is optional.

4Turn on the Firebox SSL VPN Gateway. The serial console appears on the computer terminal after about three minutes.

5If using HyperTerminal, press the Enter key.

6To reset the default certificate, type 5 and press Enter.

Client Certificates

If you want additional authentication, you can configure the Firebox SSL VPN Gateway to require client certificates for authentication.

The Firebox SSL VPN Gateway can authenticate a client certificate that is stored in either of these loca- tions:

•In the certificate store of the Windows operating system on a client computer. In this case, the client certificate is installed separately in the certificate store using the Microsoft Management Console.

•In a smart card or a hardware token. In this case, the certificate is embedded within the smart card and read from a smart card reader attached to the network.

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Note: The Firebox SSL VPN Gateway is configured in the same way regardless of whether the certificates are stored in the Windows operating system or on a smart card. No special

If clients are connecting using kiosk mode or from a Linux computer, client side certificates are not sup- ported. If client certificates are enabled in the Firebox SSL VPN Gateway, Linux Clients and kiosk mode do not work.

If a client certificate is required, it must be provided by the network administrator. The certificate is installed separately into the certificate store using the Microsoft Management Console. When this requirement is enforced, every computer that logs on through the Firebox SSL VPN Gateway must have an SSL client certificate that is in P12 format.

To require client certificates

1Click the Global Cluster Policies tab.

2Under Select security Options, select Require secure client certificates.

3Click Submit.

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Connections using ICA or session reliability do not support client certificates. When client certificates are enabled, the Firebox SSL VPN Gateway accepts only secure connections from applications that can present the client certificate.

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