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Configuring Secure Socket Layer (SSL)

Prerequisite for Using SSL

Before using the switch as an SSL server, you must install a publicly or

commercially available SSL-enabled web browser application on the com-

puter(s) you use for management access to the switch.

Steps for Configuring and Using SSL for

Switch and Client Authentication

The general steps for configuring SSL include:

A. Client Preparation

1. Install an SSL capable browser application on a management station

you want to use for access to the switch. (Refer to the documentation

provided with your browser.)

Note The latest versions of Microsoft Internet Explorer and Netscape web browser

support SSL and TLS functionality. See browser documentation for additional

details

B. Switch Preparation

1. Assign a login (Operator) and enable (Manager) password on the

switch. (page 9-6)

2. Generate a host certificate on the switch. (page 9-6)

i. Generate certificate key pair

ii. Generate host certificate

You need to do this only once. The switch's own public/private

certificate key pair and certificate are stored in the switch's flash

memory and are not affected by reboots or the erase startup-config

command. (You can remove or replace this certificate, if necessary.)

The certificate key pair and the SSH key pair are independent of each

other, which means a switch can have two keys pairs stored in flash.

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