Chapter 5 Security
Security Introduction
The XR Series readers security features protect all data communications between the reader and a remote client.
Authorized users can login to the reader securely using secure HTTP to configure and to securely transfer data to
and from the reader. Digital certificate based reader authentication is now supported for remote clients. XR Series
readers also support SSL/TLS (Secure Socket Layer/Transport Layer Security) over BSP (Byte Stream Protocol) to
protect the data transferred over Byte Stream. For enhanced security a secure shell interface is provided for
remote command line access to the reader and a secure file transfer service is provided for secure file transfers to
or from the reader.
Secure HTTP enabled Administrative Web Console
The HTTP based web console can be configured to work securely. Once configured all web console access to the
reader is provided over a secure channel.
accessed over HTTPS.
NOTE The URL is prefixed with https) and browser displays the security status of the server.
Figure 5-1 on page 5-2
displays the main configuration page when