Administration

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Configure CRL Checking
When you configure CRL checking, View reads a CRL to determine the revocation status of a smart
card user certificate.
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Configure OCSP Certificate Revocation Checking
When you configure OCSP certificate revocation checking, View sends a verification request to an
OCSP Responder to determine the revocation status of a smart card user certificate.
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Smart Card Certificate Revocation Checking Properties
You set values in the locked.properties file to enable and configure smart card certificate
revocation checking.
Logging in with CRL Checking
When you configure CRL checking, View constructs and reads a CRL to determine the revocation status
of a user certificate.
If a certificate is revoked and smart card authentication is optional, the Enter your user name and
password dialog box appears and the user must provide a password to authenticate. If smart card
authentication is required, the user receives an error message and is not allowed to authenticate. The
same events occur if View cannot read the CRL.
Logging in with OCSP Certificate Revocation Checking
When you configure OCSP certificate revocation checking, View sends a request to an OCSP Responder
to determine the revocation status of a specific user certificate. View uses an OCSP signing certificate to
verify that the responses it receives from the OCSP Responder are genuine.
If the user certificate is revoked and smart card authentication is optional, the Enter your user name and
password dialog box appears and the user must provide a password to authenticate. If smart card
authentication is required, the user receives an error message and is not allowed to authenticate.
View falls back to CRL checking if it does not receive a response from the OCSP Responder or if the
response is invalid.
Configure CRL Checking
When you configure CRL checking, View reads a CRL to determine the revocation status of a smart card
user certificate.
Prerequisites
Familiarize yourself with the locked.properties file properties for CRL checking. See Smart Card
Certificate Revocation Checking Properties.
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