11: Security Settings
EDS User Guide
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SSL Page
Settings
Description
State/Province
Enter the state or province to be assigned to the new
self-signed certificate.
Locality (City)
Enter the city or locality to be assigned to the new self-
signed certificate.
Organization
Enter the organization to be associated with the new self-
signed certificate.
Example: If your company is called Widgets, and you are
setting up a web server for the Sales department, enter
Widgets for the organization.
Organization
Unit
Enter the organizational unit to be associated with the
new self-signed certificate.
Example: If your company is setting up a web server for
the Sales department, enter Sales for your organizational
unit.
Common Name
Enter the same name that the user will enter when
requesting your web site.
Example: If a user enters
http://www.widgets.abccompany.com to access your web
site, the Common Name would be
www.widgets.abccompany.com.
Expires
Enter the expiration date, in mm/dd/yyyy format, for the
new self-signed certificate.
Example: An expiration date of May 9, 2010 is entered
as 05/09/2010.
Key length
Select the bit size of the new self-signed certificate.
Choices are:
512 bits
768 bits
1024 bits
The larger the bit size, the longer it takes to generate the
key. Approximate times are:
10 seconds for a 512-bit RSA key
15 seconds for a 768-bit RSA key
1 minute for a 1024-bit RSA key
30 seconds for a 512-bit DSA key
2 minutes for a 768-bit DSA key
6 minute for a 1024-bit DSA key
Type
Select the type of key:
RSA = Public-Key Cryptography algorithm based on
large prime numbers, invented by Rivest Shamir and
Adleman. Used for encryption and signing.
