Sidewinder G2 6.1.2 Administration Guide - Glossary of Technical ...

Chapter 14: Configuring Virtual Private Networks
Importing and exporting certificates
5 [Conditional] In the Distinguished Name field, create a distinguished name.
See “Understanding Distinguished Name syntax” on page 416 for
information on the format that should be used.
Note: The order of the specified distinguished name fields must match the
order listed in the certificate.
6 Click OK to import the remote certificate, or click Cancel to cancel the
request.
7 Click the Save icon.
Exporting remote or firewall certificates
You can export certificates from either the Remote Certificates tab or the
Firewall Certificates tab. The procedure you use is very simple and is the same
from either tab. The reasons you export a certificate from one tab rather than
the other, however, are quite different, as described below.
• Exporting a Remote Certificate—You are most likely to export a remote
certificate if users in your organization use a VPN client to establish a VPN
connection between their laptops or desktop PCs and the Sidewinder G2.
The VPN client requires the use of a certificate to identify itself during the
VPN connection negotiations. It is possible to use the Sidewinder G2 to
create a self-signed certificate for the VPN client. Once it is created it may
be converted to a new file format and then exported. From there it is
imported to the VPN client program.
• Exporting a Firewall Certificate—This is used to export the firewall
certificate to a remote peer. This allows the remote peer to recognize the
Sidewinder G2. On the remote peer the firewall certificate is imported as a
remote certificate.
To export a certificate, in the Admin Console, select Services Configuration >
Certificate Management, then select either the Remote Certificates tab or the
Firewall Certificates tab. Select the certificate you wish to export and click
Export. The following window appears.
Note: The tab you select depends upon your reason for exporting the certificate.
See the explanation in the previous paragraphs.
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