HP 316095-B21 FW 08.01.00 McDATA EFCM Basic User Manual (620-000240-000, Novem - Page 75

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Configuring SSL 3 3. To enable or disable Software SSL, click the corresponding Enable and Disable buttons. The state of Software SSL controls the ability of a program to use an Application Program Interface (API) to connect. If Software SSL is disabled, the secure API connection is rejected. If Software SSL is enabled, both secure and non-secure connections are accepted; however, the non-secure connection is immediately redirected to a secure connection so that all API communication is encrypted. 4. To define the expiration period for the certificate, enter a value in the Expires in field. The number of days for the expiration is in the range of 30 to 3650 days. The default value is 365 days. 5. To generate a new certificate, select the Generate button. The certificate information displays in the Current Certificate Details field. 6. To define parameters for the renegotiation of the SSL session key, enter a value in the Renegotiate after field of the SSL Renegotiation area. This value defines the number of megabytes (MB) of data that pass over the connection that triggers regeneration of the SSL session key. (An SSL session key is valid only for the life of an individual SSL connection, until it is renegotiated per the value of this parameter. The SSL session key is not part of the certificate.) Valid values for the parameter are 50 MB to 1000 MB. If set to 0, SSL session key renegotiation is turned off. Select the OK button to activate this parameter. Configuring the Product 3-23

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3
Configuring the Product
3-23
Configuring SSL
3.
To enable or disable Software SSL, click the corresponding
Enable
and
Disable
buttons. The state of Software SSL controls the ability
of a program to use an Application Program Interface (API) to
connect. If Software SSL is disabled, the secure API connection is
rejected. If Software SSL is enabled, both secure and non-secure
connections are accepted; however, the non-secure connection is
immediately redirected to a secure connection so that all API
communication is encrypted.
4.
To define the expiration period for the certificate, enter a value in
the
Expires in
field. The number of days for the expiration is in the
range of 30 to 3650 days. The default value is 365 days.
5.
To generate a new certificate, select the
Generate
button. The
certificate information displays in the
Current Certificate Details
field.
6.
To define parameters for the renegotiation of the SSL session key,
enter a value in the
Renegotiate after
field of the
SSL Renegotiation
area. This value defines the number of megabytes (MB) of data
that pass over the connection that triggers regeneration of the SSL
session key. (An SSL session key is valid only for the life of an
individual SSL connection, until it is renegotiated per the value of
this parameter. The SSL session key is not part of the certificate.)
Valid values for the parameter are 50 MB to 1000 MB. If set to 0,
SSL session key renegotiation is turned off. Select the OK button
to activate this parameter.