Chapter 41 Certificates

Table 200 Configuration > Object > Certificate > Trusted Certificates (continued)

LABEL

DESCRIPTION

Object

You cannot delete certificates that any of the ZyWALL’s features are

References

configured to use. Select an entry and click Object References to open

 

a screen that shows which settings use the entry. See Section 11.3.2 on

 

page 230 for an example.

 

 

#

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.

 

 

Issuer

This field displays identifying information about the certificate’s issuing

 

certification authority, such as a common name, organizational unit or

 

department, organization or company and country. With self-signed

 

certificates, this is the same information as in the Subject field.

 

 

Valid From

This field displays the date that the certificate becomes applicable.

 

 

Valid To

This field displays the date that the certificate expires. The text displays

 

in red and includes an Expired! message if the certificate has expired.

 

 

Import

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

 

certification authority that you trust, from your computer to the

 

ZyWALL.

 

 

Refresh

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

 

 

41.3.1 The Trusted Certificates Edit Screen

Click Configuration > Object > Certificate > Trusted Certificates and then a certificate’s Edit icon to open the Trusted Certificates Edit screen. Use this screen to view in-depth information about the certificate, change the certificate’s name and set whether or not you want the ZyWALL to check a certification

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