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The BMC web application is available via TLS-secured (https) access either directly through port 443 or indirectly through port 80 to 443. ACL rules are not applicable to prevent unsecured (http) access. A sample X.509 certificate which is a copy of the BMC, and EMA certificates are shipped along with the SBC shipment. The size of this certificate is 2,048 bits.

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The following procedure describes how to upload self signed certificates using BMC:

1. Login Log on to the SBC BMC using the IP address configured in the previous section.
   Username: root
   Password: superuser
   The SBC BMC main screen appears.

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   0 Figure 1 BMC Main Screen

2. Navigate to Configuration > SSL.

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   0 Figure 1 Configuration > SSL window

   
   The SSL Certificate Configuration window is displayed. By default, the Upload SSL tab is displayed.

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   0 Figure 1 SSL Certification Configuration window

3. Click Browse to select the Certificate or Privacy Key file (.pem format).

4. From the Open dialog, browse to and select the BMC certificate and click Open. The selected file is ready to be uploaded.

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   0 Figure 1 Browse for Certificate file

5. Click Upload to upload the new BMC Certificate and BMC Privacy key.

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   0 Figure 1 Uploading the Certificate Files

   A message appears to replace the existing certificate with the new SSL certificate. This will restart the HTTPs service.

6. Click OK to continue.

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   0 Figure 1 Replacing the SSL with New SSL

   Once the certificates are successfully uploaded and the old certificates are replaced with the new SSL certificate, the following message appears:

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   0 Figure 1 SSL Certificates Replaced

7. Close the BMC web session and open a new browser session to reconnect to the BMC.

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