HP-UX AAA Server A.08.01 administrator's guide (T1428-90072, May 2010)

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Client certificate—if clients will be authenticated by digital certificates (EAP-TLS),
install a certificate on each client and add the client CA to the AAA servers CA
list.
Client CA certificate—a copy of the certificate for the authority that issued the
client certificate.
NOTE: If you are supporting multiple realms, configure digital certificates after you
add all of your realms.
Using the “Self-Signed” Digital Certificates
The HP-UX AAA Server creates a unique set of “self-signed” digital certificates during
installation that are based on its DNS name. Server Manager uses these certificates by
default. You can use the self-signed certificates in production environments for TTLS
and PEAP, and in testing environments for TLS. The self-signed server certificates are
in/etc/opt/aaa/security/.
The following is a list of the self-signed certificates located in /etc/opt/aaa/
security/:
rsa_cert.pem — AAA server certificate
rsa_key.pem — AAA server key
ca_list.pem — list of client CA certificates
demouser.p12 — sample client certificate
root.cer — CA for AAA server certificate
For TTLS and PEAP
If you are using TTLS or PEAP, the default certificates are safe to deploy in your
production environment. The AAA server is its own Certificate Authority. If you are
managing multiple AAA servers, you must have the same set of digital certificates on
each server in your configuration. Pick one of your AAA servers and copy the set of
self-signed digital certificates to every AAA server in the configuration. You should
save each AAA server's original self-signed certificates for future use.
Copy/etc/opt/aaa/security/root.cer to the CA storage on supplicants that
enable server certificate checking.
For TLS
If you are using TLS, use the default certificates to familiarize yourself with TLS
certificate administration before you deploy your own enterprise certificates.
1. Copy/etc/opt/aaa/security/root.cer to the CA storage on the supplicant.
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