User guide

Appendix A: Advanced Settings
A.2.1 Introduction A.2.7 Configuring the Authentication Feature
A.2.2 Security Issues in Tactical Software Products
A.2.8 Configuring the Certificate Feature
A.2.3 SSL/TLS Security Features A.2.9 Troubleshooting
A.2.4 What You Need to Get Started A.2.10 COM/IP AT Commands
A.2.5 Enabling SSL/TLS Security Features A.2.11 Certificate Authorities
A.2.6 Configuring the Encryption Feature
A.2.8 Configuring the Certificate Feature
The Certificate feature lets the Tactical Software product use a user-supplied certificate. Configuration of the
Certificate feature is global, equally affecting all COM ports that have selected Enable SSL/TLS Encryption in the
Control Panel.
A certificate is mandatory in two situations:
1. If the software is initiating a connection, the network connection peer may request a certificate for
authentication purposes.
2. If the software is accepting a connection, it extracts its private key from the certificate when an incoming
connection request occurs.
The Certificate feature is mainly useful for two of the Tactical Software products:
● The COM/IP Redirector must use the Certificate feature if receiving incoming connections.
● DialOut/Server modem server must use the Certificate feature to receive incoming connections from any
Tactical Software redirector that is using encryption.
To configure the Certificate feature:
A.2. SSL/TLS Security