Sony HVL-F20M External Flash User Manual

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• The certificate is not issued by a CA trusted

by the customer’s system.

For reasons of security, we recommend using

this certificate only when there is no problem

and a lack of total security is not a concern,

such as for testing.

• When [Use a self-signed certificate (For test

use)] is selected, a security alert appears when

initiating an SSL connection with a web

browser.

• SSL connection may not be possible

depending on the type of certificate installed in

the unit.

To import a certificate

Click the [Browse] button at the bottom right of

the setup screen and select the certificate. Click

the [OK] button in the file selection dialog to

import the selected file into the unit.

• The import process is invalid if the selected file

is not a certificate or if the format of the

imported certificate is not allowed.

• In software version 2.00 and later, the

following insecure certificates are disabled.

– Certificates with a private key of 1024 bits or

smaller

– Certificates that use a weak algorithm, such

as MD5/SHA1

To generate a self-signed certificate

A self-signed certificate must be generated

when [Use a self-signed certificate (For test use)]

is selected in [Certificate Options].

Click the [Generate] button to generate a self-

signed certificate in the unit.

Clicking the [Generate] button again after

generating a self-signed certificate will update

the self-signed certificate stored in the unit.

• Make sure to set the date and time on the unit

before performing this operation. If the date

and time are not set correctly, it may not be

possible to connect to the unit using a web

browser.

• Before clicking the [Generate] button to

generate a self-signed certificate, select [Use a

self-signed certificate (For test use)] in

[Certificate Options] and click the [OK] button.

To display the certificate contents

When the certificate has been configured in the

unit correctly, information from the certificate

appears in [Status], [Issuer DN], [Subject DN],

[Available Period], and [Extended Key Usage].

[Status]

Displays whether the status of the certificate is

valid or invalid. The following status types are

displayed.

[Valid]:

The certificate is correctly stored and

configured.

[Invalid]:

The certificate is not correctly stored

and configured. If invalid, possible causes are

as follows:

• [Use an external certificate] is selected but

the private key password included in the

certificate is not specified correctly.

• [Use an external certificate] is selected but

the private key included in the certificate is

not encrypted. Or the private key password

is specified but is not encrypted.

• [Use an external certificate] is selected but

the required private key is not included in

the certificate.

• [Use a self-signed certificate (For test use)]

is selected but a self-signed certificate has

not been generated.

When the certificate to be imported is in PKCS#12

format and the private key password is not

specified correctly, “<Put correct private key

password>” is displayed in the [Issuer DN],

[Subject DN], [Available Period], and [Extended

Key Usage] fields. Specify the correct private key

password.

To delete the imported certificate or self-

signed certificate

Click the [Delete] button on the setup screen to

delete the imported certificate or self-signed

certificate.

To specify the private key password

Enter a password comprising up to 50 characters

for the private key included in the certificate in

[Private Key Password]. Entry is supported only

when [Certificate Options] is set to [Use an

external certificate].

Leave the field for this parameter blank if the

private key included in the certificate is not

encrypted.

To enter the private key password, click the

[Reset] button and enter a password.

Click the [Cancel] button at the bottom of the

screen if you want to cancel changing the private

key password after clicking the [Reset] button.

Note that clicking the [Cancel] button also

restores all other setting items on the [SSL] tab to

the previous settings.

Notes

Notes

Notes

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