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Chapter 13 Certificates Figure 88 Configuration > Object > Certificate > Trusted Certificates The following table describes the labels in this screen. Table 67 Configuration > Object > Certificate > Trusted Certificates LABEL DESCRIPTION PKI Storage Space in Use This bar displays the percentage of the NWA/WAC's PKI storage space that is currently in use. When the storage space is almost full, you should consider deleting expired or unnecessary certificates before adding more certificates. Edit Double-click an entry or select it and click Edit to open a screen with an in-depth list of information about the certificate. Remove The NWA/WAC keeps all of your certificates unless you specifically delete them. Uploading a new firmware or default configuration file does not delete your certificates. To remove an entry, select it and click Remove. The NWA/WAC confirms you want to remove it before doing so. Subsequent certificates move up by one when you take this action. Object Reference You cannot delete certificates that any of the NWA/WAC's features are configured to use. Select an entry and click Object Reference to open a screen that shows which settings use the entry. # This field displays the certificate index number. The certificates are listed in alphabetical order. Name This field displays the name used to identify this certificate. Subject This field displays identifying information about the certificate's owner, such as CN (Common Name), OU (Organizational Unit or department), O (Organization or company) and C (Country). It is recommended that each certificate have unique subject information. Issuer This field displays identifying information about the certificate's issuing certification authority, such as a common name, organizational unit or department, organization or company and country. With self-signed certificates, this is the same information as in the Subject field. Valid From This field displays the date that the certificate becomes applicable. Valid To This field displays the date that the certificate expires. The text displays in red and includes an Expired! message if the certificate has expired. Import Click Import to open a screen where you can save the certificate of a certification authority that you trust, from your computer to the NWA/WAC. Refresh Click this button to display the current validity status of the certificates. 13.3.1 Edit Trusted Certificates Click Configuration > Object > Certificate > Trusted Certificates and then a certificate's Edit icon to open the Trusted Certificates Edit screen. Use this screen to view in-depth information about the certificate, change the certificate's name and set whether or not you want the NWA/WAC to check a certification authority's list of revoked certificates before trusting a certificate issued by the certification authority. NWA / WAC Series User's Guide 143

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Chapter 13 Certificates
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Figure 88
Configuration > Object > Certificate > Trusted Certificates
The following table describes the labels in this screen.
13.3.1
Edit Trusted Certificates
Click
Configuration > Object > Certificate > Trusted Certificates
and then a certificate’s
Edit
icon to open
the
Trusted Certificates Edit
screen. Use this screen to view in-depth information about the certificate,
change the certificate’s name and set whether or not you want the NWA/WAC to check a certification
authority’s list of revoked certificates before trusting a certificate issued by the certification authority.
Table 67
Configuration > Object > Certificate > Trusted Certificates
LABEL
DESCRIPTION
PKI Storage Space
in Use
This bar displays the percentage of the NWA/WAC’s PKI storage space that is currently in use.
When the storage space is almost full, you should consider deleting expired or unnecessary
certificates before adding more certificates.
Edit
Double-click an entry or select it and click
Edit
to open a screen with an in-depth list of
information about the certificate.
Remove
The NWA/WAC keeps all of your certificates unless you specifically delete them. Uploading a
new firmware or default configuration file does not delete your certificates. To remove an
entry, select it and click
Remove
. The NWA/WAC confirms you want to remove it before doing
so. Subsequent certificates move up by one when you take this action.
Object Reference
You cannot delete certificates that any of the NWA/WAC’s features are configured to use.
Select an entry and click
Object Reference
to open a screen that shows which settings use the
entry.
#
This field displays the certificate index number. The certificates are listed in alphabetical order.
Name
This field displays the name used to identify this certificate.
Subject
This field displays identifying information about the certificate’s owner, such as CN (Common
Name), OU (Organizational Unit or department), O (Organization or company) and C
(Country). It is recommended that each certificate have unique subject information.
Issuer
This field displays identifying information about the certificate’s issuing certification authority,
such as a common name, organizational unit or department, organization or company and
country. With self-signed certificates, this is the same information as in the
Subject
field.
Valid From
This field displays the date that the certificate becomes applicable.
Valid To
This field displays the date that the certificate expires. The text displays in red and includes an
Expired! message if the certificate has expired.
Import
Click
Import
to open a screen where you can save the certificate of a certification authority
that you trust, from your computer to the NWA/WAC.
Refresh
Click this button to display the current validity status of the certificates.