Xerox 5222 User Manual

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13 Security - Encryption/Digital Signature
This chapter describes how to configure the encryption and digital signature features 
for the machine.
The following information is provided:
NOTE: Some of the features described in this chapter are optional, and may not apply 
to your machine configuration.
Types of Encryption/Digital Signature Services Available
The communication data between the machine and computers on a network can be 
encrypted. 
Encryption for the machine, as described in this chapter, is set up using CentreWare 
Internet Services. 
NOTE: For details on CentreWare Internet Services, refer to 
The quickest and easiest, although not the most reliable, method to use to set up initial 
HTTP communication encryption is the generation of a self-signed certificate (as stated 
under 
).
To manage digital certificates stored in the machine, click [Machine Digital Certificate 
Management] in the [Security] folder on the [Properties] page of CentreWare Internet 
Services.
Encryption of HTTP Communications from a Client to the Machine (Server Certificate)
The SOAP port, Internet service (HTTP) port, IPP port, and WebDAV port use the 
HTTP server of the machine.
The SSL/TLS suite of protocols is used in the encryption of HTTP communications from 
a client to the machine. A user of a client computer accesses the machine’s HTTP 
server by typing “https://”, followed by the Internet address of the machine, into the 
[Address] box of a web browser application. The machine then offers the client a Digital 
Certificate, which the client accepts (after reviewing the validity of same). Upon 
acceptance of the Digital Certificate, a Public Key exchange takes place, encryption 
algorithms are agreed upon between the two parties, and the client uses the server’s 
Public Key to communicate with the server using digitally signed and encrypted data. 
Digital certificates imported from a Certificate Authority, or self-signed certificates 
created with CentreWare Internet Services, can be used as SSL/TLS certificates on the 
machine’s HTTP server.