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Expi ry Ti me : Th e d at e aft er wh ich t h is Tru s t ed cert ificat e b eco mes in v alid
A s elf cert ificat e is a cert ificat e is s u ed b y a CA id en t ify in g y o u r d ev ice (o r s elf-
s ig n ed if y o u d o n‟t wan t t h e id ent ity p ro tect ion o f a CA ). Th e A ct iv e Self Cert ificat e
t ab le lis t s t h e s elf cert ificat es cu rren t ly lo ad ed o n t h e g at eway . Th e fo llo win g
in fo rmat io n is d is p lay ed fo r each u p lo ad ed s elf cert ificat e:
Name : Th e n ame y o u u s e t o id en tify t h is cert ificate, it is n o t d is p lay ed t o IPs ec VPN
p eers o r SSL u s ers .
S ubject Name : Th is is t h e n ame t h at will b e d is p lay ed as t h e o wn er o f t h is cert ificate.
Th is s h o uld b e y o ur o fficial reg is t ered o r co mp an y n ame, as IPs ec o r SSL VPN p eers
are s h o wn t h is field .
S eri al Number : Th e s erial n u mb er is main t ain ed b y t h e CA an d u s ed t o id en t ify t h is
s ig n ed cert ificat e.
Is s uer Name : Th is is t h e CA n ame t h at is s u ed (s ig n ed ) t h is cert ificat e
Expi ry Ti me: Th e d at e aft er wh ich t h is s ig n e d cert ificat e b eco mes in v alid – y o u
s h o u ld ren ew t h e cert ificat e b efo re it exp ires .
To req u es t a s elf cert ificat e t o b e s ig n ed b y a CA , y o u can g en erat e a Cert ificat e
Sig n in g Req u est fro m t h e g at eway b y ent erin g id ent ificatio n p aramet ers an d p assing it
alo n g t o t h e CA fo r s ig n in g . On ce s ig n ed , t h e CA ‟s Tru s t ed Cert ificat e an d s ig n ed
cert ificat e fro m t h e CA are u p lo ad ed t o act iv at e t h e s elf -cert ificat e v alid at in g t h e
id en t it y o f t h is g at eway . Th e s elf cert ificat e is t h en u s ed in IPs ec an d SSL
co n n ect io n s wit h p eers t o v alid at e t h e g at eway ‟s au t h en t icit y .
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