Digital certificates, Installing a digital certificate – Xerox WorkCentre 6400 User Manual
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Digital Certificates
A digital certificate must be installed on the printer before you can enable secure HTTP (SSL). A digital
certificate is a set of data used to verify the identity of the holder or sender of the certificate. A
certificate includes the following data:
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Information about the person, organization, or computer that the certificate is issued to, including
the name, location, Email address and other contact information.
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Serial number of the certificate
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Expiration date of the certificate
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Name of the certificate authority that issued the certificate
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A public key
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A certificate authority’s digital signature
Installing a Digital Certificate
There are three ways to install a certificate on the printer:
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Create a Self-Signed Certificate. A Self-Signed Certificate is the result when the printer creates its
own certificate, signs it, and creates a public key for the certificate to be used in SSL encryption.
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Create a request to have a certificate authority, or a server functioning as a certificate authority
sign a certificate and then upload the certificate to the printer. An example of a server functioning
as a CA is Windows Server running Certificate Services.
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Install a trusted root certificate created by a CA. For details, see
Note:
Installing a self-signed certificate is less secure than installing a certificate signed by a
trusted CA. However, if you do not have a server functioning as a certificate authority this is your
only option.
Creating a Self-Signed Certificate
Note:
If your printer is locked, you must log in as a system administrator. For details, see
1.
In CentreWare IS, click Properties > Security > Machine Digital Certificate Management.
2.
Click Create New Certificate.
3.
Select Self Signed Certificate.
4.
Click Continue.
5.
Complete the form with your 2-Letter Country Code, State/Province Name, Locality Name,
Organization Name, Organization Unit, Common Name, Email Address, and Days of Validity.
6.
Click Apply.