The administrator can make certificate authentication optional, required, or disabled.
Optional—The user can log in to the Web UI using the user name and password provided by the administrator or using a certificate. For details, see Logging in to the Web UI for certificate authentication .
Required—The user must use a certificate to log in to the Web UI. For details, see Logging in to the Web UI for certificate authentication .
Disabled—The user cannot log in using a certificate.
Note
You cannot use other authentication methods that are already configured to log in to the Web UI.
Note
Certificate authentication settings are disabled by default.
Prerequisites
Admin access to the appliance.
(Optional) LDAP servers have been configured to authorize users. For details about how to configure an LDAP server, see User management.
A Certificate Authority (CA) certificate bundle has been downloaded, and an imported certificate has been added to an existing bundle from a specified URL.