Trusted Remote Host Certificate Fingerprints - ZyXEL Communications P-660R-F1 series User Manual

Trusted Remote Host Certificate Fingerprints

A certificate's fingerprints are message digests calculated using the MD5 or SHA1 algorithms. The
following procedure describes how to use a certificate's fingerprint to verify that you have the
remote host's correct certificate.
Browse to where you have the remote host's certificate saved on your computer.
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Make sure that the certificate has a ".cer" or ".crt" file name extension.
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Figure 83 Remote Host Certificates
Double-click the certificate's icon to open the Certificate window. Click the Details tab and scroll
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down to the Thumbprint Algorithm and Thumbprint fields.
Figure 84 Certificate Details
Verify (over the phone for example) that the remote host has the same information in the
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Thumbprint Algorithm and Thumbprint fields.
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