Checking Radius Server Connection; Digital Certificates For Web Console; Overview; Digital Certificate Specifications - Hitachi COMPUTE BLADE 500 SERIES Management Module Setup Manual

Checking RADIUS server connection

You can check the connection to RADIUS servers.
For details about operations, see the Hitachi Compute Blade 500 Series Web
Console User's Guide.
The management module authenticates users by using the RADIUS servers
specified during RADIUS server registration, and then displays the
authentication result. To check the connection, you need to specify a user
account and password.

Digital Certificates for Web Console

This section describes digital certificates for the Web console.

Overview

You can use the following functions using a digital certificate. "Certificate
signed by an external certificate authority (CA)" or "Self-signed Certificate"
can be used.
• Authenticating the management module
When you use the Web Console, the management module provides the
digital certificate. You can verify the management module by checking the
CA that has signed on the digital certificate.
• Encrypting communication between the Web browser and the
management module
You can encrypt communication when using the Web console, which
prevents communication from tapping and tampering.
• Authenticating BMC
When you use the Web Console or the Remote Console, BMC provides the
digital certificate. You can verify BMC by checking the CA that has signed
on the digital certificate.
• Encrypting communication between the Web browser and BMC, or the
Remote Console to BMC
You can encrypt communication when using the Web console or the
Remote Console, which prevents communication from tapping and
tampering.

Digital Certificate Specifications

The following table shows digital certificate specifications for the Web
console.
Public key algorithm, bit- length
Hitachi Compute Blade 500 Series Management Module Setup Guide
Table 2-98 Digital Certificate Specifications
Item
Functional detail
Operation
RSA (2048 bits)
2-107