Cisco Cisco AnyConnect Secure Mobility Client v4.x User Guide
Strict Certificate Trust
If selected, when authenticating remote security gateways, AnyConnect disallows any certificate that it cannot verify automatically
without user intervention. Instead of prompting the user to accept these certificates, the client fails to connect. This setting overrides
Block Untrusted Server.
without user intervention. Instead of prompting the user to accept these certificates, the client fails to connect. This setting overrides
Block Untrusted Server.
If not selected, the client prompts the user to accept the certificate or not. This is the default behavior.
Before You Begin
Your administrator will inform you if you need to enable Strict Certificate Trust on your mobile device for connectivity to your
network.
network.
Procedure
Step 1
From the AnyConnect home window, tap Menu > Settings.
Step 2
Tap Strict Certificate Trust to enable or disable this preference.
Upon the next connectivity attempt, Strict Certificate Trust will be used, or not, to determine if the user will be able to
choose to accept an unverified certificate received from the head-end.
Upon the next connectivity attempt, Strict Certificate Trust will be used, or not, to determine if the user will be able to
choose to accept an unverified certificate received from the head-end.
Using AnyConnect Widgets
AnyConnect provides widgets to add to your home screen:
• The smallest widget is the same size as the AnyConnect apps icon. The color of the bar below the icon reflects the VPN status.
Tap the widget to connect to or disconnect from the current VPN connection.
• The larger widget shows the AnyConnect icon and name, the current VPN connection, and the VPN status. Tap the widget to
connect to or disconnect from the VPN connection.
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