About Certificates

A digital certificate is an electronic means to verify identity by using a trusted third-party known as a Certificate Authority (CA). SonicWALL now supports third-party certificates in addition to the existing Authentication Service.

SonicWALL security appliances interoperate with any X.509v3-compliant provider of Certificates. However, SonicWALL security appliances have been tested with the following vendors of Certificate Authority Certificates:

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Entrust

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Microsoft

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OpenCA

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OpenSSL

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VeriSign