7-3
Configuring Secure Socket Layer (SSL)
Terminology
Figure 7-1. Switch/User Authentication
SSL on the ProCurve switches supports these data encryption methods:
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3DES (168-bit, 112 Effective)
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DES (56-bit)
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RC4 (40-bit, 128-bit)
N o t e :
ProCurve switches use RSA public key algorithms and Diffie-Hellman. All
references to a key mean keys generated using these algorithms unless
otherwise noted
Terminology
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SSL Server:
A ProCurve switch with SSL enabled.
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Key Pair:
Public/private pair of RSA keys generated by switch, of
which public portion makes up part of server host certificate and
private portion is stored in switch flash (not user accessible).
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Digital Certificate:
A certificate is an electronic “passport” that is
used to establish the credentials of the subject to which the certificate
was issued. Information contained within the certificate includes:
name of the subject, serial number, date of validity, subject's public
key, and the digital signature of the authority who issued the certifi-
cate. Certificates on Procurve switches conform to the X.509v3 stan-
dard, which defines the format of the certificate.
ProCurve
Switch
(SSL
Server)
SSL Client
Browser
1. Switch-to-Client SSL Cert.
2. User-to-Switch (login password and
enable password authentication)
options:
– Local
–
– RADIUS
