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USER’S GUIDE AUTOMATIC TRANSFER SWITCH
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Using the APC Security Wizard
Overview
Authentication
Authentication verifies the identity of a user or a network device (such as an
APC Automatic Transfer Switch). Passwords typically identify computer
users. However, for transactions or communications requiring more
stringent security methods on the Internet, the Automatic Transfer Switch
supports more secure methods of authentication.
• Secure Sockets Layer (SSL), used for secure Web access, uses digital
certificates for authentication. A digital CA root certificate is issued by a
Certificate Authority (CA) as part of a public key infrastructure, and its
digital signature must match the digital signature on a server certificate
on the Automatic Transfer Switch.
• Secure SHell (SSH), used for remote terminal access to the Automatic
Transfer Switch’s control console, uses a public host key for
authentication rather than a digital certificate.