Display the status of HTTPS (HyperText Transfer Protocol over Secure Sockets Layer). The output indicates whether the HTTPS service is running
and on which port. In addition, the output lists the thumbprints and fingerprints. (The thumbprinting/fingerprinting mechanism makes sure that you are contacting the intended remote host.) The thumbprint, a sequence of 20 bytes in hexadecimal separated by colons, uses the SHA1 algorithm and is used by Internet Explorer. The fingerprint, a sequence of 16 bytes, uses the MD5 algorithm and is used by Netscape browsers.
Note: HTTPS is a protocol for transferring private documents over the Internet. Selecting the Secure Login checkbox when logging into the browser interface will tell PacketWise to use a secure connection, and the URL will subsequently be changed to https://<ip address>.
setup https show
Example output (when the configured port is the same as the port that is actually being used):
HTTPS service is listening on port #: 443 (default)
Certificate Information:
Thumbprint(SHA1)=7E:F8:0A:AC:74:D0:A2:65:90:EA:4E:73:DD:D1:CB:C0:42:51:AC:CD
Fingerprint(MD5)=99:AA:D9:4F:75:B0:11:5F:00:7A:BB:DC:CB:F1:4F:A4
You can use the setup https show command to verify that your port number was accepted. If the configured port (specified with the setup https port command) was already in use, PacketWise automatically uses the last valid port number specified, or the default value (443). In this situation, the setup https show output will display a “Fail binding to port” message and indicate the port number that is being used instead. In addition, a notification will appear in the system banner when you log on. For example:
Attention: HTTPS service failed to start on the port configured in the configuration file. Port 443 is used instead.
Note: Since the setup show command displays configured values, it lists the configured HTTPS port number, which is not necessarily the port number currently in effect. Use setup https show to see the HTTPS port number that is in effect.
For information about verifying the certificate, see Secure Logins.
PacketGuide™ for PacketWise® 8.3