Chapter 33 Certificates

 

 

 

 

Table 164 Configuration > Object > Certificate > Trusted Certificates > Edit (continued)

 

LABEL

DESCRIPTION

 

Issuer

This field displays identifying information about the certificate’s issuing certification

 

 

authority, such as Common Name, Organizational Unit, Organization and Country.

 

 

With self-signed certificates, this is the same information as in the Subject Name

 

 

field.

 

 

 

 

Signature Algorithm

This field displays the type of algorithm that was used to sign the certificate. Some

 

 

certification authorities use rsa-pkcs1-sha1 (RSA public-private key encryption

 

 

algorithm and the SHA1 hash algorithm). Other certification authorities may use rsa-

 

 

pkcs1-md5 (RSA public-private key encryption algorithm and the MD5 hash algorithm).

 

 

 

 

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.

 

 

 

 

Key Algorithm

This field displays the type of algorithm that was used to generate the certificate’s key

 

 

pair (the ZyWALL uses RSA encryption) and the length of the key set in bits (1024 bits

 

 

for example).

 

 

 

 

Subject Alternative

This field displays the certificate’s owner‘s IP address (IP), domain name (DNS) or e-

 

Name

mail address (EMAIL).

 

 

 

 

Key Usage

This field displays for what functions the certificate’s key can be used. For example,

 

 

“DigitalSignature” means that the key can be used to sign certificates and

 

 

“KeyEncipherment” means that the key can be used to encrypt text.

 

 

 

 

Basic Constraint

This field displays general information about the certificate. For example, Subject

 

 

Type=CA means that this is a certification authority’s certificate and “Path Length

 

 

Constraint=1” means that there can only be one certification authority in the

 

 

certificate’s path.

 

 

 

 

MD5 Fingerprint

This is the certificate’s message digest that the ZyWALL calculated using the MD5

 

 

algorithm. You can use this value to verify with the certification authority (over the

 

 

phone for example) that this is actually their certificate.

 

 

 

 

SHA1 Fingerprint

This is the certificate’s message digest that the ZyWALL calculated using the SHA1

 

 

algorithm. You can use this value to verify with the certification authority (over the

 

 

phone for example) that this is actually their certificate.

 

 

 

 

Certificate

This read-only text box displays the certificate or certification request in Privacy

 

 

Enhanced Mail (PEM) format. PEM uses lowercase letters, uppercase letters and

 

 

numerals to convert a binary certificate into a printable form.

 

 

You can copy and paste the certificate into an e-mail to send to friends or colleagues or

 

 

you can copy and paste the certificate into a text editor and save the file on a

 

 

management computer for later distribution (via floppy disk for example).

 

 

 

 

Export Certificate

Click this button 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.

 

 

 

 

OK

Click OK to save your changes back to the ZyWALL. You can only change the name.

 

 

 

 

Cancel

Click Cancel to quit and return to the Trusted Certificates screen.

 

 

 

33.3.2 The Trusted Certificates Import Screen

Click Configuration > Object > Certificate > Trusted Certificates > Import to open the Trusted Certificates Import screen. Follow the instructions in this screen to save a trusted certificate to the ZyWALL.

 

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