Chapter 15 Certificates

Figure 234 SECURITY > CERTIFICATES > Trusted Remote Hosts

The following table describes the labels in this screen.

Table 106 SECURITY > CERTIFICATES > Trusted Remote Hosts

LABEL

DESCRIPTION

PKI Storage

This bar displays the percentage of the ZyWALL’s PKI storage space that is

Space in Use

currently in use. When the storage space is almost full, you should consider

 

deleting expired or unnecessary certificates before adding more certificates.

 

 

Issuer (My Default

This field displays identifying information about the default self-signed certificate

Self-signed

on the ZyWALL that the ZyWALL uses to sign the trusted remote host certificates.

Certificate)

 

 

 

#

This field displays the certificate index number. The certificates are listed in

 

alphabetical order.

 

 

Name

This field displays the name used to identify this certificate.

 

 

Subject

This field displays identifying information about the certificate’s owner, such as CN

 

(Common Name), OU (Organizational Unit or department), O (Organization or

 

company) and C (Country). It is recommended that each certificate have unique

 

subject information.

 

 

Valid From

This field displays the date that the certificate becomes applicable. The text

 

displays in red and includes a Not Yet Valid! message if the certificate has not yet

 

become applicable.

 

 

Valid To

This field displays the date that the certificate expires. The text displays in red and

 

includes an Expiring! or Expired! message if the certificate is about to expire or

 

has already expired.

 

 

Modify

Click the details icon to open a screen with an in-depth list of information about the

 

certificate.

 

Use the export icon to save the certificate to a computer. Click the icon and then

 

Save in the File Download screen. The Save As screen opens, browse to the

 

location that you want to use and click Save.

 

Click the delete icon to remove the certificate. A window displays asking you to

 

confirm that you want to delete the certificate. Note that subsequent certificates

 

move up by one when you take this action.

 

 

Import

Click Import to open a screen where you can save the certificate of a remote host

 

(which you trust) from your computer to the ZyWALL.

 

 

Refresh

Click this button to display the current validity status of the certificates.

 

 

 

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