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Appendix 6 – Certificates for TLS
VCS Deployment Guide: Authenticating VCS accounts using LDAP (VCS X7.2)
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Appendix 6 – Certificates for TLS
For the VCS to connect to the LDAP server over TLS, it must have a root CA certificate loaded that
authorizes the LDAP server’s server certificate.
authorizes the LDAP server’s server certificate.
In large organizations the IT department will be able to provide relevant certificate information. Details
on how to process the supplied certificate, and how to create the root CA certificate using an OCS
server are described in “Certificate creation and use with VCS” deployment guide.
on how to process the supplied certificate, and how to create the root CA certificate using an OCS
server are described in “Certificate creation and use with VCS” deployment guide.
If a root CA certificate is already loaded that is required for other purposes, this new root CA certificate
should be concatenated with the other root CA certificate (Trusted CA certificate) and the single file
containing the two certificates uploaded to VCS.
should be concatenated with the other root CA certificate (Trusted CA certificate) and the single file
containing the two certificates uploaded to VCS.
Note that the server address entered on the
Login account LDAP configuration
page on the VCS
must match the CN (common name) contained within the certificate presented by the LDAP server.