D-Link DWC-1000 User Manual - Page 273

Wireless Controller User Manual Expi ry Ti me : Th e d at e aft er wh ich t h is Tru s t ed cert ificat e b eco mes in v alid A s elf certificate is a certificate is s ued by a CA identifying your device (or s elfs igned if you don‟t want the identity protection of a CA ). The A ctive Self Certificate table lis ts the s elf certificates currently loaded on the gateway. The following in fo rmat io n is d is p lay ed fo r each u p lo ad ed s elf cert ificat e: Name : Th e n ame y o u u s e t o id en tify t h is cert ificate, it is n o t d is p lay ed t o IPs ec VPN peers or SSL users. S ubject Name : Th is is t h e n ame t h at will b e d is p lay ed as t h e o wn er o f t h is cert ificate. Th is s h o uld b e y o ur o fficial reg is t ered o r co mp an y n ame, as IPs ec o r SSL VPN p eers are s hown this field. S eri al Number : Th e s erial n u mb er is main t ain ed b y t h e CA an d u s ed t o id en t ify t h is s igned certificate. Is s uer Name : Th is is t h e CA n ame t h at is s u ed (s ig n ed ) t h is cert ificat e Expi ry Ti me: Th e d at e aft er wh ich t h is s ig n e d cert ificat e b eco mes in v alid - y o u s h o u ld ren ew t h e cert ificat e b efo re it exp ires . To reques t a s elf certificate to be s igned by a CA, you can generate a Certificate Sig n in g Req u est fro m t h e g at eway b y ent erin g id ent ificatio n p aramet ers an d p assing it along to the CA for s igning. Once s igned, the CA‟s Trus ted Certificate and s igned certificate from the CA are uploaded to activate the s elf -certificate validating the identity of this gateway. The s elf certificate is then us ed in IPs ec and SSL connections wit h peers to validate the gateway‟s authenticity. 271