Brocade Mobility Access Point System Reference Guide (Supporting software release 5.5.0.0 and later) - Manual (Page 830)

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5. Refer to the Validity field to assess the certificate duration beginning and end dates.
6. Review the Certificate Authority (CA) Details and Validity information to assess the subject and
certificate duration periods.
7. Periodically select the Refresh button to update the screen’s statistics counters to their latest
values.
RSA Keys
Certificates
Rivest, Shamir, and Adleman (RSA) is an algorithm for public key cryptography. It’s the first
algorithm known to be suitable for signing, as well as encryption.
The RSA Keys screen displays a list of RSA keys installed in the selected access point. RSA Keys are
generally used for establishing a SSH session, and are a part of the certificate set used by RADIUS,
VPN and HTTPS.
To view the RSA Key details:
1. Select the Statistics menu from the Web UI.
2. Select System from the navigation pane (on the left-hand side of the screen). Expand a RF
Domain and select one of its connected access points
3. Select Certificates and expand the menu to reveal its sub menu items.
4. Select RSA Keys.
FIGURE 83 Access Point - Certificate RSA Keys screen
The RSA Key Details field displays the size (in bits) of the desired key. If not specified, a default key
size of 1024 is used.
The RSA Public Key field lists the public key used for encrypting messages.
5. Periodically select the Refresh button to update the screen’s statistics counters to their latest
values.