Certificates, Viewing certificates – Brocade Network Advisor SAN User Manual v12.3.0 User Manual

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Software Configuration

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Certificates

Certificate management allows you to enable certificate validation between the Management
application server and products when HTTPS is enabled and between server and client when SSL is
enabled on server. For more information about product communication, refer to

“Product

communication settings”

on page 124.

Certificate management also allows you to manage the Management application server truststore
as well as the Management application client truststore. On the Management application server,
the truststore is maintained as two separate files: truststore and keystore. A truststore contains
certificates from other third-parties with which the Management application server communicates.
The truststore file is used when making decisions on what to trust. The server truststore
(truststore.jks) is stored in the Install_Home/conf/security/ directory. A keystore file stores the
Management server’s identity and its private key. The server keystore file (keystore.jks) is stored in
the Install_Home/conf/security directory.

When SSL is enabled on the server, the server presents the keystore certificate to authenticate
itself with the client. The Management application client truststore contains certificates from the
Management application servers with which the client communicates. The Management
application client truststore does not have a private key.

Viewing certificates

1. Select Server > Options.

The Options dialog box displays.

2. Select Certificates to in the Category list.

The Certificates pane displays (

Figure 37

).

FIGURE 37

Options dialog box (Certificates pane)

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