Creating a pem file, Selecting an ssl certificate – Guntermann & Drunck DVICenter DP16 Config Panel User Manual
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Creating a PEM file
1. Enter the following command(s) into the prompt and press
Enter
:
a. Linux
b. Windows
2. The gdcd.pem file is created during the copying. It contains the created certificate
and its key as well as the Certificate Authority.
Selecting an SSL certificate
By default, each G&D device with integrated web application stores at least one
SSL certificate. The certificate has two functions:
The connection between web browser and web application can be established via
an SSL-secured connection. In this case, the SSL certificate allows the user to
authenticate the opposite side.
If the device’s IP address does not match the IP address stored in the certificate,
the web browser sends a warning message.
The communication between G&D devices within a system is secured via the
devices’ certificates.
NOTE:
The .pem file contains the following three components:
server certificate
private server key
certificate of the certification authority
If these three components are available separately, enter them successively to the
Clear text entry before updating the certificate stored in the device.
cat server.crt > gdcd.pem
cat server.key >> gdcd.pem
cat ca.crt >> gdcd.pem
copy server.crt + server.key + ca.crt gdcd.pem
ADVICE:
You can import a user certificate so that the device’s IP address
matches the IP address stored in the certificate.
IMPORTANT:
Communication between devices is possible only if all devices
within a KVM system use certificates of the same Certificate Authority (see