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Untangle Network Security

By : Abd El Monem A Mohamed El Bawab
Book Image

Untangle Network Security

By: Abd El Monem A Mohamed El Bawab

Overview of this book

Table of Contents (21 chapters)
Untangle Network Security
Credits
About the Author
About the Reviewers
www.PacktPub.com
Preface
Index

Managing Untangle SSL certificates


Untangle uses the digital certificates to provide secure access to the Administrative Console and Email Quarantine via SSL. In addition, digital certificates are also required for the HTTPS Inspector application. The Untangle NGFW certificates settings can be configured from Config | Administration | Certificates.

The certificate authority

A default certificate authority (CA) is automatically created during the server's initial installation. This CA is used to create and sign the imitation certificates used by the HTTPS Inspector application. It also generates the default server certificate that is used to securely access the administration console.

We can keep using the default CA, or we could create a new CA if we want to customize the information contained in the root certificate. To create a new CA, press the Generate Certificate Authority button; this will present a pop up in which we will need to enter the details to be included in the Subject DN of...