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Manage SSL

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Use the security ssl commands to manage the SSL protocol for the cluster or a storage virtual machine (SVM). SSL protocol improves the security of web access by using a digital certificate to establish an encrypted connection between a web server and a browser.

You can manage SSL for the cluster or a storage virtual machine (SVM) in the following ways:

  • Enabling SSL

  • Generating and installing a digital certificate and associating it with the cluster or SVM

  • Displaying the SSL configuration to see whether SSL has been enabled, and, if available, the SSL certificate name

  • Setting up firewall policies for the cluster or SVM, so that web access requests can go through

  • Defining which SSL versions can be used

  • Restricting access to only HTTPS requests for a web service

Commands for managing SSL

You use the security ssl commands to manage the SSL protocol for the cluster or a storage virtual machine (SVM).

If you want to…​ Use this command…​

Enable SSL for the cluster or an SVM, and associate a digital certificate with it

security ssl modify

Display the SSL configuration and certificate name for the cluster or an SVM

security ssl show