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Configuration of the machine, Creating a self-signed certificate – Xerox 7232 User Manual

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Securing HTTP Communication with Encryption

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NOTE: The IPv6 format is supported on Windows Vista only. An IPv6 address needs
to be enclosed in square brackets.

– Internet address format:

https://myhost.example.com/

To encrypt data that uses IPP, specify an address beginning with "https", rather than
"http", when adding the machine using [Add Printer]. For more details, refer to the
manual in the CD-ROM of the Driver CD Kit.

For the SOAP and WebDAV ports, no setting is required.

Configuration of the Machine

The following describes how to create a machine’s self-signed certificate (for SSL
server) and then enable SSL/TLS communication.

NOTE: For information on how to import an existing certificate, refer to the
CentreWare Internet Services online help.

NOTE: A certificate cannot be imported into the machine if the same certificate has
already been registered in either [Local Device] or [Others]. In that case, delete the
existing certificate, and then import the new certificate.

NOTE: When performing SSL communication using a self-signed certificate created
on the machine, or using a certificate written using the UTF-8 character code, the
following will occur:

On Internet Explorer on Windows 98SE or earlier, the information of [Issuer] and
[Issued To] written in the certificate will not be displayed correctly.

On Mac OS X 10.2 or later, connection to SSL will not be established on Internet
Explorer.

These problems occur because the above operating systems do not identify the
UTF-8 character code. When you use any of the above operating systems,
therefore, use Netscape 7 as a web browser to avoid the problem.

Creating a Self-Signed Certificate

1.

Access CentreWare Internet Services.

NOTE: For information on how to access CentreWare Internet Services, refer to
CentreWare Internet Services on page 39.

2.

Click the [Properties] tab.

3.

Expand the [Security] folder, and then click [Machine Digital Certificate
Management].

4.

On the right page, click [Create new Self Signed Certificate].

5.

Set [Public Key Size] and [Issuer].

6.

Click the [Apply] button.

7.

Refresh the web browser.