Welch Allyn Connex Spot Monitor - Welch Allyn Device Certificate Requirements; Common Certificate Fields

Welch Allyn device certificate requirements
Certificate Extended usage extension Format
Server Server authentication (1.3.6.1.5.5.7.3.1) PEM
or
DER
Client Client authentication (1.3.6.1.5.5.7.3.2) PKCS#12
or
PEM
Common certificate fields
Field Description
Serial Number A unique number used to identify the certificate within a
CA's systems and to track revocation information.
Subject The entity a certificate belongs to: a machine, an individual,
or an organization.
Issuer The entity that verified the information and signed the
certificate.
Not Before The earliest time and date on which the certificate is valid.
Usually set to a few hours or days prior to the moment the
certificate was issued, to avoid clock skew problems.
Not After The time and date past which the certificate is no longer
valid.
Key Usage The valid cryptographic uses of the certificate's public key.
Common values include digital signature validation, key
encipherment, and certificate signing.
Extended Key Usage The applications in which the certificate may be used.
Common values include TLS server authentication, email
protection, and code signing. (Server extension is required
for server authentication. Client extension is required for
client authentication).
Public Key A public key belonging to the certificate subject.
Signature Algorithm The algorithm used to sign the public key certificate.
Signature A signature of the certificate body by the issuer's private
key.
About the waclientcert.pim file
The Welch Allyn Service Tool (WAST) only loads certificates to the CSM radio if they are
in the waclientcert.pim file format. This .pim file is a Welch Allyn specific container that
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