This document takes you through the process of commissioning a Commercial SafeDial+. In this example we create our own CA so that our SafeDial+s are part of there own Closed User Group (CUG). This example assumes that your SafeDial+ has already had its algorithm installed. This example only deals with installing a basic CA and Certificate and does not cover all the options available in the CA program.

NB - The ca.exe expects to communicate with the SafeDial+ as 57,600bps - if you are using a SafePort ensure that the SafePort speed has been set to 57,600 and not 115,200. Click here for more details.

Run ca.exe (SafeDial Certification Authority)
Click on View, SafeDial and you should see a screen like this:

This shows that the SafeDial+ has an algorithm installed but no CA or Certificate loaded.
OK this and then click on the Load! button. Make sure that the CA is the only box ticked and click on the New button in the top right hand corner. You will now be presented with this dialogue where you give your CA a name and browse for a .pqg (parameters) file:

The name you give it can be anything. Click on OK to continue. You will be presented with a "Save as" dialogue box which saves your CA to disk - select an appropriate location:

You will now be returned to the Load screen which should look something like this:

Tick the Certificate button and you will be presented with this screen where you choose the validity dates of the Certificate and the .dhp file you wish to use:

Click on OK once you have selected the appropriate values. You will now be returned to the Load screen again.

Click on OK to load the CA. You should see a confirmation screen if successful:

Click on OK to continue. Click on View, SafeDial again and it should now look something like this:

The SafeDial+ is now configured with a CA and Certificate and will only communicate with other SafeDial+s with the same key material loaded. To install the CA onto other SafeDial+s repeat the procedure (obviously omitting the section where you create the CA). All SafeDial+s which use the same CA are part of the same CUG. The newly created CA should be placed on removable media and stored securely.

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