Dell Unity, VNX: Unisphere Certificate Warning - The security certificate presented by this website was not issued by a trusted certificate authority

When a user connects to Unisphere in Internet Explorer with a self-signed certificate on the CS, the following message is seen:

There is a problem with this website's security certificate.

The security certificate presented by this website was not issued by a trusted certificate authority.

Security certificate problems may indicate an attempt to fool you or intercept any data you send to the server.

We recommend that you close this webpage and do not continue to this website.

When a user tries to access using Unisphere, a Certificate Security Warning is received because the CS is using a Self-Signed Certificate.

VNX/VNX2:

1. Access the CS over SSH and display the certificate using the following command:

   nas_ca_certificate -display

2. Copy the certificate information at the bottom between and including the lines that say BEGIN CERTIFICATE and END CERTIFICATE.
   Example:

   -----BEGIN CERTIFICATE-----
   MIIDxDCCAqygAwIBAgIFEkdlQkUwDQYJKoZIhvcNAQEFBQAwODEiMCAGA1UEChMZ
   Vk5YIENlcnRpZmljYXRlIEF1dGhvcml0eTESMBAGA1UEAxQJZW1jbmFzX2kwMB4X
   DTE0MDcyMzA2MjQ1N1oXDTE5MDcyOTA2MjQ1N1owODEiMCAGA1UEChMZVk5YIENl
   cnRpZmljYXRlIEF1dGhvcml0eTESMBAGA1UEAxQJZW1jbmFzX2kwMIIBIjANBgkq
   hkiG9w0BAQEFAAOCAQ8AMIIBCgKCAQEA1oLfkmIAmA3t21hXdqOyuD/4Wh0/Qjsy
   Rs6Z4bMAlNs1e2gmj6wZAIz7tJedoIj5GoqAKghzORJf0ehD3Vb3ofETixOQde5f
   0+UeN2R6+KX6TOul0mrM2Hr5uf+g+Dt8dDNmrKSBueXklGRtWZs6ZaK1zucR/QSc
   1Uvyo1/hXGkTSnQWT5FioMzzB3bmT3cExDJr5TlptkupaJ+m/IHd4MJzKlGl+uyx
   7/rq1AXezrqcWtAndQ97/Xasag6545656dfasfasfasdlBj9feVtDTwlXOjKLIe1iYAs64
   5MEcmE7xBT7PCRwqfbcUe7zSATtEU5ot/XD9vEjmjbBXh7yqXPDFfQIDAQABo4HU
   MIHRMB0GA1UdDgQWBBSyK2MExYUFtlFVM7mTFSJYSd08DDBkBgNVHSMEXTBbgBSy
   K2MExYUFtlFVM7mTFSJYSd08DKE8pDowODEiMCAGA1UEChMZVk5YIENlcnRpZmlj
   YXRlIEF1dGhvcml0eTESMBAGA1UEAxQJZW1jbmFzX2kwggUSR2VCRTAMBgNVHRME
   BTADAQH/MDwGA1UdEQxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxpMIIVZW1jbmFzX2kwLmxvY2FsZG9t
   YWlugg8xMjguMjIxLjI1Mi4xMDAwDQYJKoZIhvcNAQEFBQADggEBAKcwKzJ1In1t
   u4hudSsUF3FT7fjEreZk2cVI7+87q1hWeKYEAnNr6qPjDsryzq/rJXfcp8Mrgpoj
   IeCJ/rmwgjDIfa8ib34ODUInzu065ei7rfHWP5AXFz5V6b9fQmKF75P7K3c3VaJ2
   J1y2ekkzg+3Km5o+wbzS4lTp9JJuk25bvtznNO4KEQM0R3/eBCYfeZctB7pO/ogo
   zsnVLZfeWSJwos8LWylJCHuTfDAsT5tytNhvxhcdQ6Q493+enT0Rp5gEpoWoag8k
   FJgpZ7SwNhc4U469ExxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxWF+G+8dX/U7+9v6gJFWmkXDsQomxr0
   mMJW3nHENg8=
   -----END CERTIFICATE-----

3. Create a notepad document and paste certificate information.

4. Save the notepad document with .sst extension.

5. Import Certificate into Internet Explorer.

   • Go to Tools.
   • Click Internet Options.
   • Click the Content tab.
   • Click the Certificates button.
   • Click the Trusted Root Certification Authorities tab.
   • Click the Import button
   • Click Next button
   • Browse for the .sst file that was created.
   • Click Next button
   • Ensure that there is a dot in "Place all certificates in the following store"
   • Certificate store should show "Trusted Root Certification Authorities"
   • Click Next button
   • Click Finish button
   • Click Yes button on the Security Warning window
   • Click OK on The import was successful.
   • Click Close on the Certificates window
   • Click OK on Internet Options

6. Close out of Internet Explorer then reopen and access CS again and the warning should not display.

UNITY:

Internet Explorer

1. Open Unity array to login screen
2. Click Certificate Error
3. Click View certificates
4. Click "Details" Tab
5. Click Copy to File… Button
6. Click Next Button
7. Leave "DER encoded" selected
8. Click Next Button
9. Select Location and name
10. Click Next Button
11. Click Finish Button
12. Click OK Button on "The export was successful." window
13. Click OK Button on the Certificate window
14. Click Settings
15. Click Internet Options
16. Click "Content" Tab
17. Click Certificates Button
18. Click "Trusted Root Certification Authorities" tab
19. Click Import Button
20. Click Next Button
21. Browse to Certificate and Select
22. Click Next Button
23. Select "Place all certificates in the following store" (Trusted Root Certification Authorities)
24. Click Next Button
25. Click Finish Button
26. Click Yes on Security Warning
27. Click OK on "The import was successful." window
28. Click Close Button
29. Click OK Button
30. Close Browser Window
31. Reopen Browser to Unity array

Chrome

1. Open Unity array to login screen
2. Click Not Secure
3. Click "Invalid" under Certificate
4. Click "Details" Tab
5. Click Copy to File… Button
6. Click Next Button
7. Leave "DER encoded" selected
8. Click Next Button
9. Select Location and name
10. Click Next Button
11. Click Finish Button
12. Click OK Button on "The export was successful." window
13. Click OK Button on the Certificate window
14. Click Chrome Menu Button (three vertical dots)
15. Click Settings"
16. Scroll Down and click Advanced
17. Click Manage Certificates
18. Click Import Button
19. Click Next Button
20. Browse to Certificate and Select
21. Click Next Button
22. Select "Place all certificates in the following store" (Trusted Root Certification Authorities)
23. Click Next Button
24. Click Finish Button
25. Click Yes on Security Warning
26. Click OK on "The import was successful." window
27. Click Close Button
28. Close Browser Window
29. Reopen Browser to Unity array