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colintd
Sep 08, 2021Aspirant
SSL cert with WAX630
I love my WAX630, but the self-signed cert it generates doesn't include a "Subject Alternative Name" field, which means even if I import the cert into my computer's Trusted Root CA Store, it still ge...
colintd
Sep 14, 2021Aspirant
Agree that proper cert signing / install is what I'd really like, but the current "support" is broken to the extent that even manually installing as a trusted CA cert _doesn't_ allow the self-signed cert to be accepted :-(
schumaku
Sep 14, 2021Guru - Experienced User
Self-signed makes impossibly a real trusted certificate. Override or dismiss a browser security warning or whatever other tricks to make them trusted does still not make up a real trust or certificate handling.
Even if the Subject Alternate Name would be customizeable, the certificate won't be trusted - many more factors required.
Trusted certificates must always be signed by a trusted CA. Anything else is c***p.
Netgear switches (at least these supporting https) need a signed certificate, with the trust chain included.
Unfortunately, Netgear isn't ready for prime time when it comes to real world certificate handling.
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