Belkin F1DE101G - Manual (Page 27)

SECURITY
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Certificate Management
The RIPC uses the SSL protocol
for any encrypted network traffic
between itself and a connected
client. During connection
establishment, the RIPC has to
expose its identity to a client
using a cryptographic certificate.
SSL Certificate Request
Parameter Description
Common name This is the network name of the RIPC once it is installed in the
user’s network.
Organizational unit This field is used for specifying to which department within an
organization the RIPC belongs.
Organization The name of the organization to which the RIPC belongs.
Locality/City The city where the organization is located.
State/Province The state or province where the organization is located.
Country The country where the organization is located. This is the
two-letter ISO code, e.g. US for the USA.
Challenge Password Some certification authorities require a challenge password to
authorize later changes on the certificate (e.g. revocation of the
certificate). The minimal length of this password is four characters.
Confirm Challenge Password Confirmation of the Challenge Password.
E-mail The e-mail address of a security contact person that is responsible
for the RIPC.
Key length This is the length of the generated key in bits. 1024 bits are supposed
to be sufficient for most cases. Larger keys may result in slower
response time of the RIPC during connection establishment.
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