Viewing the rsa key details – Brocade Mobility RFS Controller System Reference Guide (Supporting software release 5.5.0.0 and later) User Manual

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The Validity field displays the following:

The Certificate Authority (CA) Details field displays the following:

The Certificate Authority Validity field displays the following:

Viewing the RSA Key Details

Viewing Certificate Statistics

Rivest, Shamir, and Adleman (RSA) is an algorithm for public key cryptography. It’s the first
algorithm known to be suitable for signing as well as encryption.

The RSA Keys screen displays a list of RSA keys installed in the selected Access Point. RSA Keys are
generally used for establishing a SSH session, and are a part of the certificate set used by RADIUS,
VPN and HTTPS.

To view the RSA Key details:

1. Select the Statistics menu from the Web UI.

2. Select a Wireless Controller node from the left navigation pane.

3. Select Certificate and expand the menu to reveal its sub menu items.

4. Select RSA Keys.

IS CA

Indicates whether this certificate is an authority certificate (Yes/No).

Is Self Signed

Displays whether the certificate is self-signe d (Yes/No).

Server Certification
Present

Displays whether a server certification is present or not (Yes/No).

CRL Present

Displays whether a Certificate Revocation List (CRL) is present (Yes/No). A CRL contains a list of
subscribers paired with digital certificate status. The list displays revoked certificates along with the
reasons for revocation. The date of issuance and the entities that issued the certificate are also
included.

Valid From

Displays the certificate’s issue date stating the beginning of the certificate’s validity.

Valid Until

Displays the certificate’s expiration date.

Subject Name

Displays information about the entity to which the certificate is issued.

Alternate Subject
Name

This section provides alternate information about the certificate as provided to the certificate authority.
This field is used to provide more information that supports information provided in the Subject Name
field.

Issuer Name

Displays the organization issuing the certificate.

Serial Number

Lists the unique serial number of each certificate issued.

Validity From

Displays the date when the validity of a CA begins.

Validity Until

Displays the date when the validity of a CA expires.

Refresh

Select the Refresh button to update the screen’s statistics counters to their latest values

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