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Windows Certificate Store vs. Certs Path
Note: It is important that all dates are correct on the Thor VM3 and host computers when using any type of certificate. Certificates
are date sensitive and if the date is not correct authentication will fail.
User Certificates
EAP-TLS authentication requires a user certificate. The user certificate must be stored in the Windows certificate store.
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To generate the user certificate, see
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To import the user certificate into the Windows certificate store, see
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A Root CA certificate is also needed. Refer to the section below.
Root CA Certificates
Root CA certificates are required for EAP/TLS, PEAP/GTC and PEAP/MSCHAP. Two options are offered for storing these
certificates. They may be imported into the Windows certificate store or copied into the Certs Path directory.
certificates. They may be imported into the Windows certificate store or copied into the Certs Path directory.
Certs Path
1.
See
(page 3-32) and follow the instructions to download the Root Certificate to a
PC.
2.
Copy the certificate to specified directory on the mobile device. The default location for Certs Path is C:\Program
Files\Summit\certs. A different location may be specified by using the Certs Path global variable.
Files\Summit\certs. A different location may be specified by using the Certs Path global variable.
3.
When completing the Credentials screen for the desired authentication, do not check the Use MS store checkbox
after checking the Validate server checkbox.
after checking the Validate server checkbox.
4.
Enter the certificate name in the CA Cert text box.
5.
Click OK to exit the Credentials screen and then Commit to save the profile changes.
Windows Certificate Store
1.
See
(page 3-32) and follow the instructions to download the Root Certificate to a
PC.
2.
To import the certificate into the Windows store, See
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When completing the Credentials screen for the desired authentication, be sure to check the Use MS store check-
box after checking the Validate server checkbox.
box after checking the Validate server checkbox.
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The default is to use all certificates in the store. If this is OK, skip to the last step.
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Otherwise, to select a specific certificate click on the Browse (…) button.
If using the Windows Certificate Store, the Windows Account must have a password. The password cannot be left blank.
The Summit Client Utility uses the Windows user account credentials to access the Certificate Store. The Windows user
account credentials need not be the same as the credentials entered in the Summit Client Utility.
The Summit Client Utility uses the Windows user account credentials to access the Certificate Store. The Windows user
account credentials need not be the same as the credentials entered in the Summit Client Utility.
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