User guide

Certificates
178 Firebox X Edge e-Series
Remove a certificate
1. From the System Status page on the Firebox X Edge, select Administration > Certificates.
2. Select the certificate you want to delete, and then click the adjacent Remove button.
Examine the properties of a certificate
You can examine a certificate you have already imported to see its properties, including its expiration date,
issuing authority, or other information.
1. From the System Status page on the Firebox X Edge, select Administration > Certificates.
2. Select the certificate you want to examine, and then click the adjacent Detail button.
Related questions
Can I sign my own certificates?
Yes, you can use a local certificate authority to sign the certificate. However, we recommend that you use a
certificate signed by a trusted third-party certificate authority (CA).
I have a certificate or CSR that is not in the format I need. What do I do?
You can use OpenSSL to convert certificates and certificate signing requests from one format to another. For
more information, see the OpenSSL man page or online documentation.
What is the maximum number of certificates I can import on the Firebox X Edge?
You can import one Local Firebox X Edge certificate for local authentication, up to 25 Remote VPN Gateway
Certificates (one per gateway), and up to 10 Trusted CA Certificates.
If I make a backup of my Firebox X Edge configuration, are my certificates
saved?
No, your certificates are not included in a configuration backup. However, the distinguished names of the
certificates selected for VPN tunnels are saved, so you only need to re-import the certificates.
VPN tunnels do not operate correctly if you remove a certificate that is currently in use. We
recommend that you change the VPN tunnel authentication method before you remove a Remote
VPN Gateway certificate.