Importing client certificates into web browsers
About this task
Use this procedure to import client certificates to the Google Chrome, Internet Explorer, or Mozilla
Firefox web browser. This is an optional procedure. After you perform this procedure, you will
automatically be logged in to the web administration portal. The system will bypass the Login
screen.
Before you begin
On the HTTP Clients tab, set
OAMP
to:
•
REQUIRED
: For certificate authentication.
•
OPTIONAL
: For certificate or password authentication.
For information on
OAMP
options, see
Available certificate validation options
on page 156.
Procedure
1. Navigate to the appropriate location in your web browser:
• From Google Chrome, navigate to
Settings
>
Show advanced settings
>
HTTPS/
SSL
>
Manage certificates
.
• From Internet Explorer, navigate to
Tools
>
Internet options
>
Content
>
Certificates
.
• From Mozzila Firefox, navigate to >
Options
>
Advanced
>
Certificates
>
View
Certificates
.
2. Click
Import
to import the certificate to your browser.
When prompted for a password, enter the same password that was used in the
openssl
command to convert the
.pem
file to a
.pfx/.p12
file.
Tip:
To override the certificate authentication, in the SSH console, set
com.avaya.cas.common.certificateauth
to
0
as shown in the following image:
CATALINA_OPTS="$CATALINA_OPTS -Dcom.avaya.cas.common.certificateauth=0"
Available certificate validation options
Name
Description
OPTIONAL
Enables the Avaya Aura
®
Web Gateway to validate certificates presented
by the clients to establish a secure HTTP connection with the Avaya
Aura
®
Web Gateway.
NONE
Prevents the Avaya Aura
®
Web Gateway from performing any validation
on certificates presented by the clients. If you select this option, the client
cannot perform trusted hosts-based authentication with the Avaya Aura
®
Web Gateway.
Table continues…
Certificate configuration using the configuration utility
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®
Web Gateway
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