Black Box MPSH16-D20-120V User Manual

 

14.  Setting Up SSL Encryption

This section describes the procedure for setting up a secure connection via an https 

web connection to the Outlet Managed PDU.

Note:

There are two different types of https security certificates:  "Self Signed" certificates 

and "Signed" certificates.

Self Signed certificates can be created by the Outlet Managed PDU, without the need 

to go to an outside service, and there is no need to set up your domain name server 

to recognize the Outlet Managed PDU.  The principal disadvantage of Self Signed 

certificates, is that when you access the Outlet Managed PDU command mode via 

the Web Browser Interface, the browser will display a message which warns that 

the connection might be unsafe.  Note however, that even though this message 

is displayed, communication will still be encrypted, and the message is merely a 

warning that the Outlet Managed PDU is not recognized and that you may not be 

connecting to the site that you intended.

Signed certificates must be created via an outside security service (e.g., VeriSign®, 

Thawte™, etc.) and then uploaded to the Outlet Managed PDU to verify the user's 

identity.  In order to use Signed certificates, you must contact an appropriate security 

service and set up your domain name server to recognize the name that you will 

assign to the Outlet Managed PDU (e.g., service.yourcompany.com.)  Once a signed 

certificate has been created and uploaded to the Outlet Managed PDU, you will 

then be able to access command mode without seeing the warning message that is 

normally displayed for Self Signed certificate access.