Digital Certificates For The System Web Console - Hitachi Compute Blade 2000 User Manual

Digital certificates
for the system web console
Overview of digital certificates
for the system web console
 Functions
You can use the following functions using a digital certificate for the system Web
console.
(1) Authenticating a management module
When you use the system Web Console, a management module displays a
digital certificate. You can verify the management module by checking the
certificate authority (CA) that has signed on the digital certificate.
(2) Encrypting a communication path
You can encrypt a communication path when using the system Web console,
which prevents the communication path from tapping and tampering.
 Prerequisites
The followings are prerequisites to use digital certificates for the system web console.
To authenticate a management module, a root certificate issued by a certificate
authority (CA) and a digital certificate signed by the CA. The digital certificate signed
by a CA is shown as (1) and (2) below:
(1) Certificate signed by an external CA
(2) Certificate signed by your own CA
 Digital certificate specifications
The following table shows digital certificate specifications for the system web
console.
No.
1 Public key algorithm, bit-
length
2 Importable certificate format
3 Certificate format in
downloading
4 Executable certificate
signing request (CSR)
format
5 Maximum number of
Item
Can select from RSA: the first-described public-key
cryptosystem (1024 bits), RSA (2048 bits),
DSA (1024 bits).
Can select from privacy enhanced mail (PEM) and
Distinguished Encoding Rules (DER). PEM and
DER.
Can select from PEM and DER.
Can select from PEM and DER.
Common name (CN): Up to 60 characters (*1, *2)
1543
Description