Introduction

Certificate Management includes to secure connections between JOC Cockpit, Controller and Agents by use of private keys and certificates for HTTPS (SSL).

Connections between JS7 products can be secured using Private Keys and Certificates for the HTTPS (TLS/SSL) protocol.

• Users can use a Private Certificate Authority (CA) or Public CA to set up JS7 - Secure Connections by SSL TLS Certificates.
  • For details ee JS7 - How to create X.509 SSL TLS Certificates.
• Users can use the Users can use the JS7 - Certificate Authority that is included with JOC Cockpit to create Private Keys and to roll-out private keys and certificatesrollout Certificates.
  • This includes simplified roll-out rollout to Controller and Agent instances and Agents to establish secure HTTPS connections.
  • The buildbuilt-in certificate authority Certificate Authority is applicable when operating JS7 in a low or medium security levelSecurity Level, see see JS7 - Security Architecture.
  Users can use an external certificate authority - or respective service provider - to create private keys and certificates.
• Users have to manage the rollout of private keys and certificates to Controller instances and Agents in a secure way.
An external certificate authority can be used for any of the low, medium and high JS7 security levels.

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