ZyWALL 2 Series User’s Guide

 

Table 15-1 My Certificates

LABEL

DESCRIPTION

 

 

PKI Storage

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

Space in Use

in use. When you are using 80% or less of the storage space, the bar is green. When

 

the amount of space used is over 80%, the bar is red. When the bar is red, you

 

should consider deleting expired or unnecessary certificates before adding more

 

certificates.

 

 

Replace

This button displays when the ZyWALL has the factory default certificate. The factory

 

default certificate is common to all ZyWALLs that use certificates. ZyXEL

 

recommends that you use this button to replace the factory default certificate with

 

one that uses your ZyWALL's MAC address.

 

 

#

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. It is recommended that

 

you give each certificate a unique name.

 

 

Type

This field displays what kind of certificate this is. REQ represents a certification

 

request. SELF represents a self-signed certificate. *SELF represents the default self-

 

signed certificate, which the ZyWALL uses to sign imported trusted remote host

 

certificates. CERT represents a certificate issued by a certification authority.

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. 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.

Import

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

 

enrolled from a certification authority from your computer to the ZyWALL.

 

 

Create

Click Create to go to the screen where you can have the ZyWALL generate a

 

certificate or a certification request.

 

 

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Certificates