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| Encryption and Digital Signature Settings
Encryption and Digital Signature Settings
Encryption and Digital Signature Overview
Types of Certificates
To use the Encryption feature and the Signature feature on the machine, a certificate is
required.
The following two types of device certificate can be used on the machine:
• A self-signed certificate created by Dell Printer Configuration Web Tool (The valid
period can be specified from1 to 9,999 days.)
• A certificate issued by another CA
When you use a certificate issued by another CA, import the certificate using Dell Printer
Configuration Web Tool .
Requesting another CA to issue a certificate
If Create is selectable in the Security Certificates screen on Dell Printer Configuration
Web Tool , you can create a CSR required to get a certificate issued by another CA in the
following procedure.
Encryption Features for Communication
The data sent between the machine and computers on a network can be encrypted.
Encrypting HTTP Communications from a Client to the Machine (SSL/TLS
Server)
The SOAP, Internet Services (HTTP), IPP, and WebDAV ports use the HTTP server of the
machine.
The SSL/TLS protocol is used to encrypt the HTTP communications between a client and
Types of Encryption Types of Certificates
Self-Signed
Certificate
Certificate Issued
by Another CA
Encrypting HTTP communications
from a client to the machine
(SSL/TLS server)
O O
Encrypting HTTP communications
from the machine to a remote
server
(SSL/TLS client)
X O
Encryption using IPSec X
U *1
O
U
X
:
:
:
Available
Set as necessary
Not available
*1 : Available when
IKE Authentication Method
is set to
Digital Signature
.
*2 : Personal certificates in smart cards can only be used for the e-mail digital signature.