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Managing your Certificate Revocation List (CRL), Browse, Upload, Active, Self Certificates

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ProSafe Wireless-N VPN Firewall SRXN3205 Reference Manual 10. Select the checkbox next to the certificate request, then click Browse and locate the certificate file on your PC. 11. Click Upload. The certificate file will be uploaded to this device and will appear in the Active Self Certificates list. If you have not already uploaded the CA certificate, do so now, as described in "The top section of the Certificates screen displays the Trusted Certificates (CA Certificates)." on page 8-9. You should also periodically check your CA's Certificate Revocation List, as described in "Managing your Certificate Revocation List (CRL)" on page 8-13. Managing your Certificate Revocation List (CRL) A CRL file shows certificates that have been revoked and are no longer valid. Each CA issues their own CRLs. It is important that you keep your CRLs up-to-date. You should obtain the CRL for each CA regularly. In the Certificates menu, you can view your currently-loaded CRLs and upload a new CRL. To view and upload CRLs: 1. Select VPN > Certificates from the main/submenu. The Certificates menu will display showing the Certificate Revocation Lists (CRL) table at the bottom of the screen. Figure 8-15 The CRL table lists your active CAs and their critical release dates: • CA Identify - The official name of the CA which issued this CRL. • Last Update - The date when this CRL was released. • Next Update - The date when the next CRL will be released. 2. Click Browse and locate the CRL file you previously downloaded from a CA. 3. Click Upload. The CRL file will be uploaded and the CA Identity will appear in the Certificate Revocation Lists (CRL) table. If you had a previous CA Identity from the same CA, it will be deleted. Managing Users, Authentication, and Certificates v1.0, October 2008 8-13

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ProSafe Wireless-N VPN Firewall SRXN3205 Reference Manual
Managing Users, Authentication, and Certificates
8-13
v1.0, October 2008
10.
Select the checkbox next to the certificate request, then click
Browse
and locate the certificate
file on your PC.
11.
Click
Upload
. The certificate file will be uploaded to this device and will appear in the
Active
Self Certificates
list.
If you have not already uploaded the CA certificate, do so now, as described in
“The top section of
the Certificates screen displays the Trusted Certificates (CA Certificates).” on page 8-9
. You
should also periodically check your CA’s Certificate Revocation List, as described in
“Managing
your Certificate Revocation List (CRL)” on page 8-13
.
Managing your Certificate Revocation List (CRL)
A CRL file shows certificates that have been revoked and are no longer valid. Each CA issues their
own CRLs. It is important that you keep your CRLs up-to-date. You should obtain the CRL for
each CA regularly.
In the Certificates menu, you can view your currently-loaded CRLs and upload a new CRL.
To view and upload CRLs:
1.
Select
VPN > Certificates
from the main/submenu.
The Certificates menu will display showing the
Certificate Revocation Lists (CRL)
table at
the bottom of the screen.
The CRL table lists your active CAs and their critical release dates:
CA Identify –
The official name of the CA which issued this CRL.
Last Update
The date when this CRL was released.
Next Update
The date when the next CRL will be released.
2.
Click
Browse
and locate the CRL file you previously downloaded from a CA.
3.
Click
Upload.
The CRL file will be uploaded and the CA Identity will appear in the
Certificate Revocation Lists (CRL)
table. If you had a previous CA Identity from the same
CA, it will be deleted.
Figure 8-15