Configuring Trusted Points

This section includes the following topics:

Trusted Points

When setting up LDAP over Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) protocol for user authentication, you need to create a trusted point for each LDAP server. The certificate in the trusted point can be any one of the following:

  • The certificate of the certificate authority (CA) that issued the LDAP server certificate.

  • If the CAs are organized in a hierarchy, the certificate of any of the CAs in the hierarchy.

  • The certificate of the LDAP server.

Configuring Trusted Points

Creating a Trusted Point

SUMMARY STEPS

    1.    Choose Administration > Access Control > Trusted Point, then click Create Trusted Point.

    2.    In the Create Trusted Point dialog box, complete the following fields, then click OK.


DETAILED STEPS
    Step 1   Choose Administration > Access Control > Trusted Point, then click Create Trusted Point.
    Step 2   In the Create Trusted Point dialog box, complete the following fields, then click OK.
    Field Description

    Name

    Trusted point name.

    Certificate Chain

    Certificate information for this trusted point.

    Editing a Trusted Point

    SUMMARY STEPS

      1.    Choose Administration > Access Control > Trusted Point, then click Edit.

      2.    In the Edit dialog box, modify the certificate chain as appropriate, then click OK.


    DETAILED STEPS
      Step 1   Choose Administration > Access Control > Trusted Point, then click Edit.
      Step 2   In the Edit dialog box, modify the certificate chain as appropriate, then click OK.

      The Name and Fingerprint fields cannot be modified.

      Deleting a Trusted Point

      SUMMARY STEPS

        1.    Choose Administration > Access Control > Trusted Point > trusted-point, then click Delete.

        2.    When prompted, confirm the deletion.


      DETAILED STEPS
        Step 1   Choose Administration > Access Control > Trusted Point > trusted-point, then click Delete.
        Step 2   When prompted, confirm the deletion.