Black Box ServSwitch ServView 17 Series Manual page 60

ServView 17 Enterprise KVM Drawer
Force HTTPS
If this option is enabled access to the web front-end is only possible using an HTTPS
connection. The IP-KVM switch will not listen on the HTTP port for incoming connections.
If you want to create your own SSL certificate to identify the IP-KVM switch refer to the
Certificate section.
KVM encryption
This option controls the encryption of the RFB protocol. RFB is used by the Remote Console
to transmit both the screen data to the administrator machine and keyboard and mouse data
back to the host. If set to 'Off' no encryption will be used. If set to `Try' the applet tries to
make an encrypted connection. If connection establishment fails for any reason an unen-
crypted connection will be used.
If set to "Force" the applet tries to make an encrypted connection. An error will be reported
if connection establishment fails.
Certificates
lThe IP-KVM switch uses the Secure Socket Layer (SSL) protocol for any encrypted network
traffic between itself and a connected client. During the connection establishment the IP-
KVM switch has to expose its identity to a client using a cryptographic certificate. Upon deliv-
ery, this certificate and the underlying secret key are the same for all IP-KVM switches and
will not match your network configuration. The certificate's underlying secret key is also
used for securing the SSL handshake. Hence, this is a security risk (but far better than no en-
cryption at all).
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