Root Certificate Authority Installation - Eaton Power Xpert Gateway Series 1000 Card User Manual

Chapter 3

Root Certificate Authority Installation

Improve the security of your PXGX Series 1000 Card on the Web by
installing a root certificate authority (CA). A CA is a trusted third-party
organization that issues digital certificates for use with encrypted digital
transactions. The digital certificate guarantees that the company holding
a certificate is who it claims to be.
You can use the card without installing a root CA (using http), but the
transactions will not be as secure as with the root CA (using https). The
performance of the card is not impacted by using secure transactions.
This section explains root CA installation for:
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Microsoft Internet Explorer 6
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Microsoft Internet Explorer 7
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Mozilla Firefox
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