CA Path and CA File
CA Path is the Certificate Authority directory path.
CA File is the Certificate Authority file name.
In the SSL dialog box, CA Path and CA File are available only when ClientAuth or ServerAuth is selected as the mode.
CA File is the certificate used for authentication.
- If CA File is specified, then it points to a file containing CA certificates in PEM format. This file can contain more than one certificate. Certificates in the file are surrounded by "-----BEGIN CERTIFICATE REQUEST-----" and "-----END CERTIFICATE REQUEST-----". Other text can happen between certificates, for example, a description of the certificate.
- If CA Path is specified, then it points to a directory containing CA certificate files in PEM format. Each file in CA Path can contain only one certificate. The name of each file in CA Path must be the hash value of the subject name. If two subject names have the same hash value, then different extensions can be used (that is, <hash_value>.1 and <hash_value>.2).
CA File or CA Path can be used to specify the sources of CA certificates.
- Certificate File, the certificate file name, is used for authentication and encryption. This option is available only when Client/Server or ClientAuth/ServerAuth is selected for .
- Private Key, the private key file name, is used to create digital signatures. This option is available only when Client/Server or ClientAuth/ServerAuth is selected for .
- Password is used if your private key is password-encrypted. The driver uses this password to decrypt the private key before using it. This option is available only when Client/Server or ClientAuth/ServerAuth is selected for .