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CA WebConsole not secure / https

Bruno H Silva

Dear collegues!

When we access the Webconsole through the internal network https://xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx:port, the browser recognizes the certificate for https access as not secure. We are using the default Sophos certificate. How should I fix this problem? Note: we only provide internal access to the WebConsole for administration.



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    Hi Bruno H Silva,

    Please try the link Sophos Firewall: Insecure connection to the webadmin 

    Thanks and Regards

    "Sophos Partner: Networkkings Pvt Ltd".

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    Cause

    By default, the webadmin configuration uses the hostname-based certificate while the web admin and captive portal authentication pages are being accessed.

    The locally-signed certificate can be generated in the firewall and used to remove the certificate errors for accessing the web admin and captive portal. After generating the locally-signed certificate in the firewall, the certificate can be downloaded to a computer and imported as a trusted root certificate.
     

    Resolution

    1. Generate a locally-signed certificate.
    2. Browse and apply your newly created certificate.
    3. Open Microsoft Management Console (MMC) and see if the certificate is installed in Trusted Root Certification Authorities > Certificates.

      The webadmin and captive portal pages still show the "not secure" error.
       
    4. Download your default certificate. Its name is local_certificate_authority.tar.gz
    5. Extract the file and import Default.der to MMC.
    6. Close and open the browser once the certificate has been trusted as a root certificate.

      The "not secure" error should no longer show when you click the lock icon in the address bar of your webadmin or captive portal pages.
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