User guide

Default SX Certificate Authority Settings
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Default SX Certificate Authority Settings
TheServerCertificategeneratedintheDominionSXunitmustbe
installedinthebrowserinorderforthebrowsertotrusttheServer
Certificate.
EachtimeyouaccessanSSL‐enabledDominionSXunit,youseeaNew
SiteCertificatewindow. Youcanacceptthisonaper‐sessionbasisoryou
cane
lim
inatethiswindowʹsappearancebyacceptingasessioncertificate
permanently.ThefollowingstepswillshowhowtoinstalltheDominion
SXunitʹscertificateintothebrowserʹscertificatestore.
ThesestepswillhavetobeperformedforeachDominionSXunittobe
accessedforea
chc
lientbrowserthataccessestheDominionSX.
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Install CA Root for IE Browsers
EachtimeyouaccessanSSL‐enabledDominionSXunit,youseeaNew
SiteCertificatewindow. Eliminatethiswindowʹsappearancebyeither
acceptingasessioncertificatepermanentlyorbyinstallingtheserver
certificatedirectlyinyourbrowser.
Accept a Certificate (Session-Based)
OninitiallyconnectingtoaDominionSXunitwillbepresentedwitha
certificatewarningscreen.Thiscertificatebydefaultwillbesignedbythe
localSXunitʹsCAasdescribedaboveandyouwillhavetoacceptthis
certificatetocontinue.Toeliminatethefutureappearanceofthis
windowforth
isDom
inionSXunitpermanently,youmustinstallthe
servercertificateinyourbrowser.
Thisprocedureisdescribedinthefollowingsection.
Install the Dominion SX Server Certificate In Internet
Explorer
ByinstallingtheDominionSXServercertificateinIE,youcanpreventthe
SecurityAlertwindowfromappearingwheneveryouaccessthe
DominionSXUnit.ThisstepwillhavetobeperformedforeachSXunit
thatyouwishtoaccess.
1. LaunchIEandconnecttotheDominionSXunit.
2. TheSec
u
rityAlertmessagewillbedisplayed.SelectYes.