Revised 2017-08-31
Services Tab
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SSL Connections
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3.5.8
SSL
Connections
The SSL Connections menu item is used to configure the Red Lion RTU or router to either act as a Secure Socket
Layer (SSL) Client to receive certificates or as an SSL Server to issue certificates. The SSL Connections tab is
sub-sectioned into the SSL Client and the SSL Server.
SSL
Client
The SSL Client menu item is used to configure the Red Lion RTU or router to be a SSL client and receive a
certificate of authorization from an SSL server to authenticate connections for secure communications.
Click on the
SSL Client
menu item and the following dialog window appears:
Enable SSL:
Select Yes to configure SSL client/server. Select No and then the Apply button to disable SSL.
Select Activity Log Level:
This option controls the logging level for SSL Connection activity. The
recommended setting for a production environment is: Summary. For a test environment: Full.
Wait for Connection (sec.):
Time (in seconds) allowed after sending SYN packets, to wait for SYN-ACK. The
recommended setting for this field is 20 seconds.
Idle Timeout (min):
Time (in minutes) allowed for no traffic over an SSL connection, before closing down the
link. The recommended setting for this field is 720 (minutes).
Enable Advance Setup:
Select Yes to modify advanced SSL options.
Bind Interface for accepting TCP Connections:
This will restrict the unencrypted listening socket to allow
connections coming into the specified interface only. The recommended setting for this field is
Any
.