Snom m9 DECT Administrator's Manual page 28

snom m9 DECT Administrator Guide
These client certificates are used by the snom m9 to provide servers proof-of-identity based on the
MAC address and to generate private-key-based signatures. Client certificates allow an SSL/TLS
server to verify the identity of a connecting client. The verifying server can be co-located within a SIP
server or a configuration server or it can be an independent network entity. This mechanism of identity
verification also eliminates the need for standard authentication mechanisms such as username/pass-
word authentication
m9 Base Station
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Set up TLS connections.
Prove your identity.
X.509 Certificate
Sign something with your certficate.
Signature
Authenticated
Encrypted connection
Authentication/Provisioning Server
(
provisioning.mycompany.com
)