Xerox Phaser 7100 Administrator's Guide
Security
Phaser 7100 Color Printer
System Administrator Guide
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Digital Certificates
A digital certificate must be installed on the printer before you can enable secure HTTP (SSL). A digital
certificate is the data used to verify the identity of the holder or sender of the certificate. A certificate
includes the following data:
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certificate is the data used to verify the identity of the holder or sender of the certificate. A certificate
includes the following data:
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Information about the person, organization, or computer that the certificate is issued to, including
the name, location, email address and other contact information.
the name, location, email address and other contact information.
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Serial number of the certificate
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Expiration date of the certificate
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Name of the certificate authority (CA) that issued the certificate
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A public key
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Digital signature of a CA
Installing a Digital Certificate
There are three ways to install a certificate on the printer:
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Create a Self-Signed Certificate. The printer creates its own certificate, signs it, and creates a
public key to be used for encryption.
public key to be used for encryption.
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Create a request to have a certificate authority, or a server functioning as a certificate authority
sign a certificate and then upload the certificate to the printer. An example of a server functioning
as a CA is Windows Server running Certificate Services.
sign a certificate and then upload the certificate to the printer. An example of a server functioning
as a CA is Windows Server running Certificate Services.
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Install a certificate created by a trusted intermediate or root CA. For details, see
Note:
Installing a self-signed certificate is less secure than installing a certificate signed by a
trusted CA. However, if you do not have a server functioning as a certificate authority, the self
signed certificate is your only option.
signed certificate is your only option.
Creating a Self-Signed Certificate
1.
In CentreWare Internet Services, click Properties > Security > Machine Digital Certificate
Management.
Management.
2.
Click Create New Certificate.
3.
Select Self Signed Certificate.
4.
Click Continue.
5.
Select Digital Signature Algorithms from the drop-down menu.
6.
Select the Public Key Size and type the name of the Issuer.
7.
Type the number of days between 1 and 9999 or until the certificate expires next to Days of
Validity.
Validity.
8.
Click Apply.