Secure Computing Sidewinder Version 5.1.0.02 User Manual
Managing Sidewinder self-signed certs
Configuring Sidewinder for Soft-PK Clients
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3.
Specify the following Remote Certificate settings.
4.
Click
Add
to add the certificate to the Certificates list.
Field
Setting
Certificate Name
Specify a name for the remote certificate.
Distinguished
Name
Name
Specify a set of data that identifies the client. Use the
following format:
following format:
cn=,ou=,o=,l=,st=,c=
where:
cn = common name
ou = organizational unit
o = organization
l = locality
st = state
c = country
IMPORTANT: The syntax for this field is very
important. The above entries must be separated
by commas, and contain no spaces. In addition,
important. The above entries must be separated
by commas, and contain no spaces. In addition,
the order of the specified distinguished name fields
must match the desired order to be listed in the
certificate.
must match the desired order to be listed in the
certificate.
E-Mail Address,
Domain Name,
IP Address
Domain Name,
IP Address
Optional fields to identify information (in addition to
DN).
DN).
Submit to CA
Select Self Signed.
Signature Type
Select RSA.
Generated Private
Key File
Key File
Click Browse and specify where you want to save the
private key associated with this certificate. You must use
a .pk1 extension (for example, "clientprivate.pk1").
private key associated with this certificate. You must use
a .pk1 extension (for example, "clientprivate.pk1").
IMPORTANT: The private key files must be
created as
created as
.pk1
objects. The conversion utility
used starting in Step 6 will not work with
.pk8
objects.
Generated
Certificate File
Certificate File
Click Browse and specify where you want to save this
certificate. Use a .pem extension (for example,
"clientcert.pem").
certificate. Use a .pem extension (for example,
"clientcert.pem").