Specifications

Appendix D: HTTPS Cluster Certificates
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certificate, its private key, and an intermediate certificate were uploaded to Equalizer, and the
display shows details for both certificates.
9. If the certificate you just installed on Equalizer is a client certificate, you’ll also need to install
the certificate on each client. This usually involves converting the PEM format certificate into
PKCS12 format; see the section “Converting a Certificate from PEM to PKCS12 Format” on
page 184.
Using Certificates with the Xcel SSL Accelerator Card
The Equalizer Xcel SSL Accelerator Card is an add-on for Equalizer that provides secure key
storage (SKS) as well as hardware-based SSL encryption and decryption. All private keys uploaded
to an Equalizer with an installed Xcel card can be placed in write-only memory that can only be
accessed by the accelerator hardware. This prevents unauthorized access to your private keys.