Tripp Lite B093-004-2E4U-V Owner's Manual

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9. Authentication

The console server must be enabled to generate a new cryptographic key and the associated Certiﬁcate Signing Request (CSR)

that needs to be certiﬁed by a Certiﬁcation Authority (CA). A certiﬁcation authority veriﬁes you are the person who you claim

you are and signs and issues you a SSL certiﬁcate. To create and install an SSL certiﬁcate for the console server:

• Select System: SSL Certiﬁcate and ﬁll out the ﬁelds as explained below:

Common name: This is the network name of the console server once it is installed in the network (usually the fully qualiﬁed

domain name). It is identical to the name that is used to access the console server with a web browser (without the “http://”

preﬁx). In case the name given here and the actual network name differ, the browser will pop up a security warning when the

console server is accessed using HTTPS.

Organizational Unit: This ﬁeld is used for specifying which department the console server belongs within an organization.

Organization: The name of the organization which the console server belongs.

Locality/City: The city where the organization is located.

State/Province: The state or province where the organization is located.

Country: The country where the organization is located. This is the two-letter ISO code (e.g., DE for Germany, or US for the

USA). The country code must be entered in capital letters.

Email: The email address of the contact person responsible for the console server and its security.

Challenge Password: Some certiﬁcation authorities require a challenge password to authorize later changes on the

certiﬁcate (e.g., revocation of the certiﬁcate). The minimal password is 4 characters.

Conﬁrm Challenge Password: Conﬁrmation of the challenge password.

Key Length: This is the length of the generated key in bits. 1024 bits are sufﬁcient for most cases. Longer keys may result

in slower console server response time when establishing a connection.

• Click on the Generate CSR button to initiate the Certiﬁcate Signing Request. The CSR can be downloaded to the

Administrator’s machine with the Download button.

• Send the saved CSR string to a Certiﬁcation Authority (CA) for certiﬁcation. A new certiﬁcate from the CA will be sent.

o Upload the certiﬁcate to the console server using the Upload button.

The console server should now have its own certiﬁcate that is used for identifying the console server to its users.

Note: Information on issuing certiﬁcates and conﬁguring HTTPS from the command line can be found in 15. Advanced Conﬁguration.

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