Certificates

Certificates

⚠IVS is not responsible for maintaining the renewal of certificates that may be installed on your system. We recommend that all customers setup a reminder to renew the certificate at least a week prior to certificate expiration.

A certificate is a digital file that is used to establish a secure connection between a client and a server (e.g., VALT). It is a key part of SSL/TLS encryption, ensuring that data transmitted between the two parties is encrypted and that the server is authentic.

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How Do Server Certificates Work?

1. Certificate Issuance

• The VALT server will generate a Certificate Signing Request (CSR) file and a private key file.
• The CSR file will be sent to a Certificate Authority (CA).
• The CA verifies the server's identity and issues a server certificate.

2. Installation on the VALT Server

• You will work with one of our Support Engineers to install the certificate alongside the private key and the CA's root/intermediate certificates.

3. Client Requests a Secure Connection

• When a client (browser) tries to connect to the VALT server, it will present its certificate.

4. Certificate Validation

• The client checks if the certificate is valid (not expired, issued by a trusted CA, and matches the domain).
• If valid, the server and client establish an encrypted connection using TLS.
• If not valid, the browser will show an error message.

5. Secure Data Transmission

• Once validated, encrypted data is exchanged securely.

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Supported Certificates Types with VALT

• Single Certificate with Subject Alternative Names (SANs)
• Wildcard Certificate