● The Not After field indicates the expiration date of this certificate. Do not let your
certificate expire, otherwise your web browser will not be able to connect to the Bandura
Cyber TIG.
Be sure to get a new security certificate for your Bandura Cyber TIG before the existing one
expires. You can either create a new self-signed
certificate
, or you can obtain an
authoritatively-signed certificate
from a Certificate Authority (CA).
3.7.8.2.2 Generate and Install New Self Signed Certificate
Your Bandura Cyber TIG comes with a self-signed Public Key Certificate, which is used for
secure internet communications between your web browser and Bandura Cyber TIG. Like many
similar security certificates, the one that comes with your Bandura Cyber TIG has an expiration
date, which you can see if you view
the existing
certificate
on the HTTP Settings menu screen.
Do
not
let
the
certificate
expire,
otherwise
you
may
not
be
able
to
access
the
Bandura Cyber
TIG, and
you
will
have
to
reset
it
using
Maintenance
Mode
. Before the existing certificate
expires, either create a new self-signed certificate, or request one that is authoritatively-signed
by a Certificate Authority. Your organization may have its own Certificate Authority, or you can
purchase one from a commercial organization. Please note that an authoritatively-signed
certificate may take some time to process. For many uses, a self-signed certificate may provide
sufficient security. Click on
Generate New Self-Signed Certificate
to create a new self signed
certificate.
Enter the number of days you want this certificate to be valid in the
Expiration
field. A larger
number may be more convenient but less secure, and a smaller number may cause access
problems if it inadvertently expires.
Since this function creates a new Public Key Certificate, when you click Submit, your secure
web browser session will immediately halt. Follow these steps to restore connectivity by your
web browser:
1. Delete the existing certificate on your web browser.
2. Add this certificate as an exception on your web browser.
3. Do this for all other web browsers on all other administrator computers.
3.7.8.2.3 Generate CSR
Secure internet communications between your web browser and Bandura Cyber TIG is enabled
via the use of Public Key Certificates. Although the Bandura Cyber TIG comes with a
self-signed public key certificate, you may want to replace this with an authoritatively signed
certificate. Signed security certificates enables authentication, so you can be confident that the
various computers in your network are what they claim to be.
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