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3. Click the Upload table button. If the verification process on the VPN firewall approves the
digital certificate for validity and purpose, the digital certificate is added to the Trusted
Certificates (CA Certificate) table.
To delete one or more digital certificates:
1. In the Trusted Certificates (CA Certificate) table, select the check box to the left of the digital
certificate that you want to delete, or click the Select All table button to select all digital
certificates.
2. Click the Delete table button.

Managing Self Certificates

Instead of obtaining a digital certificate from a CA, you can generate and sign your own digital
certificate. However, a self-signed digital certificate triggers a warning from most browsers
because it provides no protection against identity theft of the server.
shows an image of a browser security alert.
There can be three reasons why a security alert is generated for a security certificate:
• The security certificate was issued by a company you have not chosen to trust.
• The date of the security certificate is invalid.
• The name on the security certificate is invalid or does not match the name of the site.
When a security alert is generated, the user can decide whether or not to trust the host.
Figure 7-12
7-20 Managing Users, Authentication, and Certificates
v1.0, April 2010
Figure 7-12 on page 7-20