Secure Computing SSL Scanner - Manual (Page 176)

SSL Scanner
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by host
Enabling the
by host
method means that the host is checked without a
certificate being included in the verification process. If the latter method
is chosen, shell expressions, e. g.
*.webwasher.com
, may be used
to specify an exception.
After enabling this method, select an action from the drop-down list
provided here.
For the meaning of these actions, see the description of the
by cer-
tificate
method above.
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Add exception
After specifying the appropriate settings, click on this button to add an
exception to the list.
Enabling the
by host
method means that the host is checked without a
certificate being included in the verification process. If the latter method
is chosen, shell expressions, e. g.
*.webwasher.com
, may be used
to specify an exception.
After enabling this method, select an action from the drop-down list
provided here.
For the meaning of these actions, see the description of the
by cer-
tificate
method above.
A message will then be displayed, stating if the exception has been added
successfully and providing information on the result of the verification process.
If the by certificate method has been configured, you are informed whether
the certificate in question was issued by a trusted or not-trusted certification
authority (CA) from the corresponding list.
If the CA could not be found on this list, the certificate is implicitly forbidden.
If the inspection of a certificate results in an error or open issue, the depth of
the certificate is also stated in the corresponding error message. By depth is
meant the position the certificate takes within the certificate chain.
So, e. g.
depth = 0
means the certificate has been issued immediately for
the software in question, as is the case with self-signed certificates,
depth =
1
is for a certificate issued to certify a
depth 0
certificate and so on.
The newly added exception will be shown in a list displayed below.
To display only a particular number of list entries at a time, type this number
in the input field labeled
Number of entries per page
and enter it using the
Enter
key of your keyboard.
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