Avocent DSView 3, Installer/User Manual

Page: 46 / 384

28 DSView 3 Software Installer/User Guide
5. Click Save .
To display and manage the trust store:
1. Click the System tab.
2. Click Global Properties in the top navigation bar.
3. In the side navigation bar, click X.509 Certificates , and then click Trust Store . The System
Trust Store window will open, listing all trusted certificate authorities known to the DSView 3
software. By default, the list contains the standard CAs from Java.
4. To view or change information about a certificate, click on its name. The System Trust Store
Entry window will open. You may change the CRL Location, which indicates where the CRL
should be obtained for that CA. If you change the location, click
Save . Then click Close .
5. To delete one or more certificates:
a. Click the checkbox to the left of the certificate name. To delete all certificates on the page,
click the checkbox to the left of Name at the top of the list.
Usage flags
A certificate may be used only for the reasons dictated in the
certificate. For example, a certificate must be flagged as CA
(Certificate Authority) to be considered a valid certificate issuer.
Validity period
The current date and time on the server must be within the window on
each certificate in the chain.
Verify signatures The signatures within the certificate chain are checked for validity.
Certificate Revocation Lists (CRL)
CRL checks
If CRLs are available, they are checked to determine a certificate’s
revocation status.
Distribution points CRLs may be located using the distribution point certificate extension.
Reject on error
The DSView 3 software will reject a certificate chain if a CRL is
specified (either in the certificate or the DSView 3 trust store) and it
cannot be read or is invalid.
Secure Sockets Layer (SSL)
Name verification Outbound SSL connections will verify server names.
Subject alternative names
The server names may match the certificate common name or one of
the subject alternative names.
User Certificates
Verify using trust store
User certificates presented to the DSView 3 software are verified using
the System Trust Store.
Table 1.10: System Certificate Policy (Continued)
Feature Value when enabled