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Nortel Business Secure Router 222 Configuration — Basics
Introduction to HTTPS
HTTPS (HyperText Transfer Protocol over Secure Socket Layer, or HTTP over
SSL) is a web protocol that encrypts and decrypts Web pages. Secure Socket
Layer (SSL) is an application-level protocol that enables secure transactions of
data by ensuring confidentiality (an unauthorized party cannot read the transferred
data), authentication (one party can identify the other party), and data integrity
(you know if data has been changed).
HTTPS relies upon certificates, public keys, and private keys (see
for more information).
HTTPS on the Business Secure Router is used so that you can securely access the
Business Secure Router using the WebGUI. The SSL protocol specifies that the
SSL server (the Business Secure Router) must always authenticate itself to the
SSL client (the computer that requests the HTTPS connection with the Business
Secure Router), whereas the SSL client only authenticates itself when the SSL
server requires it to do so (select
Authenticate Client Certificates
in the
REMOTE MGMT
,
WWW
screen).
Authenticate Client Certificates
is
optional and, if selected, means the SSL-client must send the Business Secure
Router a certificate. You must apply for a certificate for the browser from a trusted
CA on the Business Secure Router.
Refer to
about HTTPS implementation.
1
HTTPS connection requests from an SSL-aware Web browser go to port 443 (by default) on
the Business Secure Router’s WS (Web server).
2
HTTP connection requests from a Web browser go to port 80 (by default) on the Business
Secure Router’s WS (Web server).
Summary of Contents for BSR222
Page 28: ...28 Tables NN47922 500 ...
Page 50: ...50 Chapter 2 Introducing the WebGUI NN47922 500 ...
Page 66: ...66 Chapter 3 Wizard setup NN47922 500 ...
Page 92: ...92 Chapter 5 System screens NN47922 500 ...
Page 104: ...104 Chapter 6 LAN screens NN47922 500 ...
Page 154: ...154 Chapter 9 Static Route screens NN47922 500 ...
Page 196: ...196 Chapter 11 Firewall screens NN47922 500 ...
Page 212: ...212 Chapter 13 VPN NN47922 500 Figure 68 Summary IP Policies ...
Page 256: ...256 Chapter 13 VPN NN47922 500 Figure 82 VPN Client Termination advanced ...
Page 260: ...260 Chapter 13 VPN NN47922 500 ...
Page 264: ...264 Chapter 14 Certificates NN47922 500 Figure 84 My Certificates ...
Page 290: ...290 Chapter 14 Certificates NN47922 500 Figure 95 Trusted remote host details ...
Page 314: ...314 Chapter 16 IEEE 802 1x NN47922 500 ...
Page 318: ...318 Chapter 17 Authentication server NN47922 500 Figure 107 Local User database edit ...
Page 326: ...326 Chapter 17 Authentication server NN47922 500 ...
Page 374: ...374 Chapter 20 Logs Screens NN47922 500 Figure 151 Log settings ...
Page 384: ...384 Chapter 20 Logs Screens NN47922 500 ...
Page 402: ...402 Chapter 22 Maintenance NN47922 500 Figure 170 Restart screen ...