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HAPTER
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| Authentication Commands
Web Server
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◆ When you start HTTPS, the connection is established in this way:
■
The client authenticates the server using the server’s digital
certificate.
■
The client and server negotiate a set of security protocols to use for
the connection.
■
The client and server generate session keys for encrypting and
decrypting data.
◆ The client and server establish a secure encrypted connection.
A padlock icon should appear in the status bar for Internet Explorer 5.x
or above, Netscape Navigator 6.2 or above, and Mozilla Firefox 2.0.0.0
or above.
The following web browsers and operating systems currently support
HTTPS:
◆ To specify a secure-site certificate, see “Replacing the Default Secure-
site Certificate” on page 274. Also refer to the copy tftp https-certificate
command.
EXAMPLE
Console(config)#ip http secure-server
Console(config)#
RELATED COMMANDS
ip http secure-port (681)
copy tftp https-certificate (595)
show system (590)
Table 60: HTTPS System Support
Web Browser Operating System
Internet Explorer 5.0 or later Windows 98,Windows NT (with service pack 6a),
Windows 2000, Windows XP, Windows 7
Netscape Navigator 6.2 or
later
Windows 98,Windows NT (with service pack 6a),
Windows 2000, Windows XP, Solaris 2.6
Mozilla Firefox 2.0.0.0 or
later
Windows 2000, Windows XP, Linux
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