Self-signed certificate
Self-signed certificates are generated and digitally signed by the switch utilizing the same key used to create the certificate. Self-signed certificates are not signed by a certificate authority (CA) so they can not be tracked to a trusted root such as a Trust Anchor or CA. A self signed certificate allows the communication connection to be encrypted, not authenticated. There is no guarantee on the behavior of a browser when using a self-signed certificate, see the table below for examples of operating system and browser compatibility.
Our self-signed certificates are signed with
sha256withRSAEncryption. Administrators do not have the choice between
sha1withRSAEncryption and
sha256withRSAEncryption for self-signed certificates. This can effect or limit your ability to upgrade to K.15.14 and above.
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Browsers |
Operating System |
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Google Chrome |
Windows 7+, Mac OS X 10.5+ |
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Microsoft Internet Explorer |
Windows 7+ |
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Mozilla Firefox 1.5 |
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Safari |
Mac OS X 10.5+ |
sha256withRSAEncryption is not compatible with certain operating system and browser combinations. It is supported in Google Chrome on operating systems Windows Vista and above only.