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SonicOS 5.8.1 Administrator Guide
(DN), validation period for the certificate, and optional information such as the target use of the
certificate. The signature section includes the cryptographic algorithm used by the issuing CA,
and the CA digital signature.
SonicWALL security appliances interoperate with any X.509v3-compliant provider of
Certificates. SonicWALL security appliances have been tested with the following vendors of
Certificate Authority Certificates:
• Entrust
• Microsoft
• OpenCA
• OpenSSL
• VeriSign
Certificates and Certificate Requests
The Certificate and Certificate Requests section provides all the settings for managing CA
and Local Certificates.
The View Style menu allows you to display your certificates in the Certificates and Certificate
Requests table based on the following criteria:
• All Certificates - displays all certificates and certificate requests.
• Imported certificates and requests - displays all imported certificates and generated
certificate requests.
• Built-in certificates - displays all certificates included with the SonicWALL security
appliance.
• Include expired and built-in certificates - displays all expired and built-in certificates.
The Certificat
es and Certificate Requests table displays the following information about your
certificates:
• Certificate - the name of the certificate.
• Type - the type of certificate, which can include CA or Local.
• Validated - the validation information.
• Expires - the date and time the certificate expires.