SSL Server Authentication Settings

Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) authentication is a protocol for creating a secure connection for user-server interactions. A server and a user are involved in every web interaction. Users frequently enter sensitive, personal information on websites, putting persons and systems at risk. Better authentication strengthens security, especially for sites that store financial, medical, or personal data. Stable, verifiable, and secure user interactions are required. The way that a server verifies that the user is a real person is by collecting information. There are a number of ways this can be done.

Procedure

Step 1

Click Security > SSL Server > SSL Server Authentication Settings.

Information appears for certificate 1 and 2 in the SSL Server Key Table. These fields are defined in the Edit page except for the following fields:

  • Valid From—Specifies the date from which the certificate is valid.

  • Valid To—Specifies the date up to which the certificate is valid.

  • Certificate Source—Specifies whether the certificate was generated by the system (Auto Generated) or the user (User Defined).

Step 2

The device includes 2 certificates. Only one of them is the active certificate which can be used for the HTTPS session. To define which certificate is active, in the SSL Active Certificate Number, select an active certificate (1 or 2).

Step 3

Click Apply.

Step 4

In the HTTPS Session Logging section, check Enable to enable. By enabling the HTTPS session logging, this will allow a user to track the progress of HTTPS session setup and tear-down, via syslog messages generated by the device.

Step 5

Click Apply.