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MULTINET4 MULTI-PORT SERIAL SERVER & MANAGED SWITCH – INSTRUCTION MANUAL
SYSTEM ADMINISTRATION
CHAPTER 4: SYSTEM ADMINISTRATION
4.8
Security Tasks
The following subsections describe the tasks that you can perform using the screens of the
Security branch.
4.8.1
Certificates
An X.509 certificate is an electronic document in Privacy Enhanced Mail (PEM) format used
to publish a public key. These certificates consist of an RSA private key and a matching
X.509 certificate that was either uploaded through the Install form or generated online by
Multinet4 (see 4.9.1: The Certificate Creation Wizard.).
For more on X.509 certificates see
6.5.3.3: X.509 Certificates
.
The Certificates screens enable you to upload SSL keys and certificates in PEM format to
the system and to view and delete installed files. You can assign a certificate file to a serial
port or the embedded web server as part of the procedure for configuring Secure Sockets
Layer (SSL). See the
4.8.3 Serial/SSL
screen.
4.8.1.1 Certificates: Local
This screen enables you to upload X.509 certificates in PEM format to the system and to
view and delete installed certificate files.
The system is shipped with no installed certificate files.
Note
Local certificates are not contained in the system's configuration file. They are part of
the non-volatile system state; therefore, the installed keys will not change if a new
configuration file is selected or the system configuration is reset to default values.
FIGURE 4–59: Security: Certificates: Local
Use the
Create New Certificate
button to start up the
4.9.1 The Certificate Creation Wizard
wizard.