Secure Sockets Layer (Ssl) Certificates - Extron electronics IPCP Pro Series User Manual

Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) Certificates

Extron control processors ship with factory-installed SSL certificates created by Extron. If
you want or are required to use a different SSL certificate at your installation site, then you
can use system utilities in the Toolbelt software to change the SSL certificate at any time.
The Toolbelt Help File provides instructions on how to apply an SSL certificate to a control
processor.
NOTES:
IP Link Pro controllers support standard OpenSSL certificate encodings such as .pem
(Privacy-enhanced Electronic Mail) and .der file types. PEM file types are ASCII encoded and
are the required format for uploading to the control processor. DER (Distinguished Encoding
Rules) file types are binary encoded and can typically have several file extension variations,
such as .crt and .cer. There are many standard tools that can convert from DER to PEM file
encodings if needed.
NOTE: A DER format file must be converted to PEM encoding before uploading it to the
To properly create the certificate for uploading to Extron control processors, ensure that the
certificate file meets the following requirements:
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NOTE: ITU-T standard X.509 covers aspects of public key encryption, digital
Contact your IT administrator for more information on what tools and policies are required to
obtain or create the SSL certificate and, if necessary, the corresponding passphrase.
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You must run Toolbelt as an administrator.
• Some certificates require a passphrase that is created when the certificate is
created. If a passphrase is required, you must enter that passphrase before
uploading and applying the certificate.
control processor.
contains X.509 certificate information
contains public and private keys
uses PEM encoding
cryptography, certificates, and validation.
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