UA Configuration Tool - Manage Security Tab

The [Manage Security] tab provides options for managing a specific application as identified in the Application to Manage field.

Application to Manage

The application shown in the Application to Manage field will be modified when using any of the options contained within this tab. To choose an application, simply click on the drop-down list:

Adding an Application

Click the Find button to locate another OPC UA application that is built using the .NET API. Once you have selected your executable you can then configure the application:

Field Descriptions

Trust Another Application

You can very quickly and easily enable application trusts by clicking the Trust another application button. This requires that the other application is also configured within this tool. You can simply choose from the list of available (configured) applications and click OK:

View Trusted Certificates

To view the certificates that are trusted by the currently selected application, simply click on the View trusted certificates button.

Field Descriptions

Select Certificate to Trust

If an application certificate already exists within the certificate repository, then clicking Select certificate to trust will open the repository viewer enabling you to select the certificate you wish to trust and then clicking OK:

Import Certificate to Trust

To add an application certificate to the repository for the first time you will simply click on the Import certificate to trust button and then locate the certificate from the file dialog.

Import List of Certificates to Trust

You can configure the currently selected application to inherit a repository of trusted certificates, essentially copying the trust-list of another application. Simply click on Import list of certificates to trust and then select the certificate repository to copy from the following dialog:

Field Descriptions

Delete All Trusted Certificates

The Delete all trusted certificates button is used to reset an application back to an un-trusted state; meaning that it will not trust any other UA applications. You will be prompted to validate this request:

Register with Discovery Server

You can quickly and easily register the selected application with the UA Discovery Server by clicking the Register with Discovery Server button. A confirmation dialog will be displayed:

Export Application Certificate

You can save your application certificate to a file for easy portability (via USB, network, email etc.) by clicking the Export application certificate button. A save file dialog allows you to specify the filename and location:

See also:

• Manage Security Tab.