Dell PowerStore CLI User Guide

Certificate verification

In order to establish a secure connection between PowerStore CLI and its backend server, a Public Key infrastructure (PKI) is used. An important component of PKI is certificate verification. Certificate verification provides a way for a user to verify the backend server being contacted.

When PowerStore CLI connects to a server requesting a secure connection, the server sends its identification in the form of a digital certificate. The certificate usually contains the following:

• Server name
• Trusted certificate authority (CA)
• Server's public encryption key.

The PowerStore CLI client can contact the server that issued the certificate (the trusted CA) and confirm the validity of the certificate before proceeding. When the certificate is verified, PowerStore CLI and its backend server will establish the connection and begin to exchange data.