Managing Certificates - Xerox Phaser 6022 User Manual

Managing Certificates

This section includes:
• About Security Certificates .............................................................................................................................................. 57
• Overview of Setting Up Digital Certificates .............................................................................................................. 57
About Security Certificates
A digital certificate is a file that contains data used to verify the identity of the client or server in a
network transaction. A certificate also contains a public key used to create and verify digital signatures.
One device proves its identity to another by presenting a certificate trusted by the other device. Or, the
device can present a certificate signed by a trusted third party and a digital signature proving its
ownership of the certificate.
A digital certificate includes the following data:
• Information about the owner of the certificate
• The certificate serial number and expiration date
• A public key
• A purpose defining how the certificate and public key can be used
This printer supports two types of certificates.
Device Certificate: This certificate contains a private key and a stated purpose that allows the
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printer to use it to prove identity.
Trusted Certificate: A self-signed certificate is a certificate from a device that verifies its identity to
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any devices that connect to it.
Note: This printer does not support Certificate Authority (CA) certificates.
To ensure that the printer can communicate with other devices over a secure trusted connection, both
devices must have specific certificates installed.
Overview of Setting Up Digital Certificates
The following steps are an overview of the procedure to set up and use digital certificates.
1. Enable HTTPS communications.
2. Import and set up digital certificates.
a. Import the digital certificates.
b. Configure the digital certificate purpose.
c. Verify the digital certificate purpose.
3. Configure security features.
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