8.5 Driver Security Certificates

SSL uses security certificates to control, encrypt, and authenticate communications.

Ensure that the security certificate directory /opt/novell/tsdrv/keys is appropriately protected. The installation program sets secure file permissions for this directory.

The Driver Shim and the Identity Manager engine communicate through SSL using a certificate created in the Identity Vault and retrieved by the driver shim during the installation process. For more information on this certificate and how to renew or install third-party certificates, refer to the Identity Manager Administration Guide.

The Embedded Remote Loader web interface uses a dynamically generated, self-signed certificate for SSL communication. The details of this certificate are as follows:

Table 8-1 Security Certificate Details

Property Name

Values / Parameters

Subject

SSL Server

Issuer

SSL Server

Validity

1 year

Serial Number

0

Key

1024-bit RSA

Renewal of this certificate automatically occurs when the Driver Shim is restarted on the connected platform.