12 MANAGING CERTIFICATESA digital certificate is a form of electronic identification for computers.This chapter describes processing and managing certificates, anddistributing PKS #12 files.Overview A digital certificate is a form of electronic identification for computers.The 3Com Mobility System supports the following types of X.509 digitalcertificates: Administrative certificate for the monitoring service or a WX switch 802.1X-EAP certificate for a WX switch WX-WX security certificate, used by WX switches in a Mobility Domainto securely exchange management information WebAAA certificate for a WX switch Certificate authority certificate to validate the administrator’s certificate Certificate authority certificate to validate user and the EAP servercertificatesWhen 3WXM connects to 3WXM Services or a WX switch, theadministrative certificate is used to authenticate the service or WX switchand establish a secure connection.If a WX switch does not already have certificates, MSS automatically generatesthem the first time you boot using MSS Version 4.2 or later. You do not need toinstall certificates unless you want to replace the ones automatically generatedby MSS. (For more information, see the “Certificates Automatically Generatedby MSS” section in the “Managing Keys and Certificates” chapter of theWireless LAN Switch and Controller Configuration Guide.)This does not apply to WX-WX security (domain) certificates. An WX-WXsecurity certificate is generated only when you enable WX-WX security.
