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Authentication
In this area, you can enable/disable authentication. Note that any user has all read/write
privileges (administrator rights) when authentication is disabled.
NOTICE
Security recommendation: Authentication
To ensure that no unauthorized persons can access the communications module settings,
we recommend that you enable the authentication and create new user profiles. Note that
authentication can only be enabled/disabled by an administrator.
7.3.12 The "Certificates" menu item
In the "Certificates" menu item, you can view existing certificates, import new certificates, as
well as create certificate signing requests and transfer certificate files and certificate key files
to the communications module.
Figure 7-17 The "Certificates" menu item
Using certificates, you can integrate the communications module in your specific security
infrastructure. Certificates are used to check the identity of a person or a device, to
authenticate a service or to encrypt files. You can create your own certificates or use official
certificates created by a certification authority. You can import certificates that contain a
certificate as well as a private key (PKCS#12). When you import certificates and the
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Configuring with the WBM
7.3 The menu items of the WBM
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