Certificate Manager

The Certificate Manager is a major component of the security server. The Certificate Manager enables the security administrator to issue/revoke user certificates. These certificates authenticate all the individuals who are authorized to access the system.

During security server setup, the Certificate Manager is installed on one and only one of the computers that run host server. This should be the security administrator's computer. Having the Certificate Manager on one computer not only simplifies certificate administration, but also helps prevent unauthorized access to security-related functions.

Note: Beyond basic security, security server offers advanced security. This gives the security administrator full control over who accesses the system and what each user can do with each function. The system must be authenticated. Users must be issued certificates before they can be added to the ACL (Access Control List). Advanced security uses this list to determine which features and functions can be accessed by individual users.

These topics are intended for the security administrator:

This topic is intended for the user:

Requesting a user certificate