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CHAPTER 12
Certificates
12.1 Overview
This chapter describes how your ZyXEL Device can use certificates as a means of
authenticating wireless clients. It gives background information about public-key certificates
and explains how to use them.
A certificate contains the certificate owner’s identity and public key. Certificates provide a
way to exchange public keys for use in authentication.
Figure 107 Certificates Example
In the figure above, the ZyXEL Device (Z) checks the identity of the notebook (A) using a
certificate before granting it access to the network.
12.1.1 What You Can Do in the Certificates Screens
• Use the My Certificates screens (Section 12.2 on page 188) to generate and export self-
signed certificates or certification requests and import the ZyXEL Device’s CA-signed
certificates.
• Use the Trusted CAs screens (Section 12.3 on page 196) to save CA certificates to the
ZyXEL Device.
• Use the Trusted Remote Hosts screens (Section 12.4 on page 201) to import self-signed
certificates.
• Use the Directory Servers screens (Section 12.5 on page 206) to configure a list of
addresses of directory servers (that contain lists of valid and revoked certificates).