Secure Computing Soft-PK Version 5.1.3 Build 4 Manuale Utente
Managing Sidewinder self-signed certs
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Configuring Sidewinder for Soft-PK Clients
Creating & exporting remote certificate(s)
Use the following procedure on Sidewinder to create a self-signed
certificate file (with its embedded public key) and a private key file
for each of your Soft-PK clients. Once a pair of certificate/private key
files are created for a unique client, you must use Sidewinder’s
certificate file (with its embedded public key) and a private key file
for each of your Soft-PK clients. Once a pair of certificate/private key
files are created for a unique client, you must use Sidewinder’s
pkcs12_util
command to combine each file pair into a PKCS12-
formatted object. Each PKCS12-formatted object must be distributed to
the respective Soft-PK client.
the respective Soft-PK client.
From the Sidewinder Cobra interface:
Note: Do this from the local Sidewinder console (not a remote Cobra interface).
1.
Select
Services Configuration -> Certificate Management
.
2.
Select the
Remote Certificates
tab. Click
New
.
Figure 3-4.
Sidewinder Certificate
Management: Create
New Remote (Client)
certificate window