Controller Security
Summit WM3000 Series Controller System Reference Guide412
● upload an external certificate
● delete a server certificate and/or root certificate of a trustpoint
● create a new key
● upload/download keys to and from the controller to and from a server or local disk
● delete all the keys in the controller.
Server certificates are issued to Web Servers and used to authenticate Web Servers to browsers while
establishing a Secure Socket Layer (SSL) connection.
The Server Certificates screen displays two tabs supporting the following:
● Using Trustpoints to Configure Certificates
● Configuring Trustpoint Associated Keys
Using Trustpoints to Configure Certificates
Each certificate is digitally signed by a trustpoint. The trustpoint signing the certificate can be a
certificate authority, corporation or individual. A trustpoint represents a CA/identity pair containing
the identity of the CA, CA-specific configuration parameters, and an association with an enrolled
identity certificate.
To view current certificates values:
1 Select Security > Server Certificates from the main menu tree.
2 Select the Tru stpoi nts tab.
A panel (on the far left of the screen) displays currently enrolled trustpoints.
The Server Certificate and CA Root Certificate tabs display read-only credentials for the certificates in use
by the controller. A table displays the following Issued To and Issued By details for each:
Issued To
Country (C)
Displays the country of usage for which the certificate was assigned.
State (ST)
Displays the state (if within the US) or province within the country listed
above wherein the certificate was issued.
City (L)
Lists the city wherein the server certificate request was made. The city
should obviously be within the State/Prov stated.
Organization (O)
Displays the name of the organization making the certificate request.
Organizational Unit
(OU)
Displays the name of the organizational unit making the certificate
request.
Common Name (CN)
If there is a common name (IP address) for the organizational unit
making the certificate request, it displays here.
Issued By
Country (C)
Displays the country of the certificate issuer.
State (ST)
Displays the state or province for the country the certificate was issued.
City (L)
Displays the city representing the state/province and country from which
the certificate was issued.
Organization (O)
Displays the organization representing the certificate authority
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