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Appendix 1. - Configuring advanced security features
Adding service tags to the white list
The white list is a list of service tags. If white list validation is turned on, only servers with matching
service tags in the list are allowed to make the connection to the provisioning server. You can add the
white list servers from the Dell Management Plug-in -> Dell Management Center-> Settings- >Security
section. Select the Edit button on the Server White List page. You can add White list servers using the
Add Server button or by importing the White List CSV file containing the list of service tags of server to
be added to the white list.
1. To add the service tags using the Add Server button, click Add Server.
2. Enter up to five service tags of white list servers at a time and click Continue.
3. To add the service tags using the CSV file, click the Import White List button, and then enter
the CSV file containing the service tags of white list servers.
4. To enable the white list, select the check box Enforce Server White List, and then click
Apply.
Certificates
The Lifecycle Controller uses two certificates for establishing a mutually authenticated encrypted SSL
connection between the Lifecycle Controller and the provisioning server.