Chapter 19 Certificates

Figure 177 Trusted Remote Hosts

The following table describes the labels in this screen.

Table 123 Trusted Remote Hosts

LABEL

DESCRIPTION

PKI Storage

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

Space in Use

currently in use. The bar turns from green to red when the maximum is being

 

approached. When the bar is red, 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 ZyXEL Device that the ZyXEL Device uses to sign the trusted remote host

Certificate)

certificates.

 

 

#

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.

 

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 ZyXEL Device.

 

 

Refresh

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

 

 

 

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