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CA Certificates

On the CA Certificates page of the Settings dialog you can manage the certificates of your trusted certification authorities (CA). For more information on certificates, see section Public-Key Infrastructure (PKI).

Figure : A brief overview of PKI.

CA certificate list

The available CA certificates are shown in the CA certificate list, located on the top of the CA Certificates page.

The following fields are displayed on the CA certificate list:

• Issued To

  The Issued To field shows the certification authority to whom the certificate has been issued.

• Issued By

  The Issued By field shows the entity who has issued the CA certificate.

• Expiration Date

  The Expiration Date field shows when the CA certificate will expire.

Buttons:

The following buttons can be used to control the CA certificates:

• Import

  Click the Import button to import a CA certificate from an external file. The Import Certificate - Select File dialog will opened, allowing you to locate the certificate file.

• View

  Click the View button to display the contents of a selected CA certificate.

• Delete

  Click the Delete button to remove a selected CA certificate.

• CRL Checking

  Select the Disable check box to prevent the use of a certificate revocation list (CRL). A CRL is used to check if any of the used CA certificates have been revoked.

  Note: Disabling CRL checking is a security risk and should be done for testing purposes only.