Establishing the Initial HTTPS/SSL Connection

▼	Establishing the Initial HTTPS/SSL Connection


The procedure shown here uses Mozilla Firefox running on a Windows platform. Steps may differ on other browsers and operating system platforms.

1.	Enter the HTTPS/SSL version of the URL for the STA application on the browser.


https://`your_localhost.com:port number`/STA/

2.	Click I Understand the Risks on the This Connection is Untrusted screen.

3.	Click Add Exception.

4.	Click View on the Add Security Certificate screen to see the Oracle certificate.

You then see the Certificate Viewer: your_localhost screen. The certificate is not shown as verified because it is not from a certificate authority.

You can examine the certificate further on the Certificate Viewer screen by clicking the Details tab and selecting the issuer field. The variables you may see include:

•	CN = The hostname of the server that the STA application has been installed on. For example,

Common Name (CN) your server name

•	OU = Tape Systems

•	O = Oracle America Inc

•	L = Redwood City

•	ST = California

•

C = USA

The variable field CN is the server name that the certificate was generated on.

5.	Click Close to return to the Add Security Certificate screen.

6.	Click Confirm Security Exception on the Add Security Certificate screen, and you will be able to use HTTPS with the proper certificate.

You return to the URL you entered in Step 1.

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Establishing the Initial HTTPS/SSL Connection