- Basics
- About Knox
- Knox licenses
- Knox white paper
- Sign up for Samsung Knox
- Latest release notes
- General Knox FAQ
- General Knox KBAs
- Submit a support ticket
- User Acceptance Testing
- For IT admins
- Knox Admin Portal
- Knox Suite
- Knox Platform for Enterprise
- Introduction
- How-to videos
- Before you begin
- Get started with UEMs
- Introduction
- Blackberry UEM
- Citrix Endpoint Management
- FAMOC
- IBM MaaS360
- Microsoft Intune
- MobileIron Cloud
- MobileIron Core
- Samsung Knox Manage
- SOTI MobiControl
- VMware Workspace ONE UEM
- Knox Service Plugin
- Release notes
- Migrate to Android 11
- FAQs
- Troubleshoot
- KBAs
- Knox Mobile Enrollment
- Knox Configure
- Mobile
- Wearables
- Shared Device
- FAQ
- KBAs
- Knox Capture
- Introduction
- How it works
- How-to videos
- IT admins: Get started
- Getting started with Knox Capture
- Step 1: Launch Knox Capture
- Step 2: Create a scanning profile
- Step 3: Select apps and activities
- Step 4: Configure the scanner
- Step 5: Set keystroke output rules
- Step 6: Test apps in your configuration
- Step 7: Share your configuration
- Step 8: Deploy Knox Capture in Managed mode
- End users: Get started
- Features
- Release notes
- FAQ
- KBAs
- Troubleshoot
- Knox Asset Intelligence
- Knox Manage
- Introduction
- How-to videos
- Get started
- Video: Getting started with Knox Manage
- Integration with Managed Service Provider
- Access Knox Manage
- Configure basic environments
- Create user accounts
- Create groups
- Create organization
- Set up devices and profiles
- Create a new profile
- Assign profiles to groups and organizations
- Enroll devices
- Shared Android device quickstart
- Non-shared Android device enrollment quickstart
- Android Management API device enrollment quickstart
- Apple User Enrollment quickstart
- View device information
- Apply profiles to organizations
- Set up Knox Manage deployment with a Knox Suite license
- Manage Chromebooks
- Manage Android devices with the Android Management API
- Manage Shared iPads
- Configure
- Licenses
- Organization
- Users
- Sync user information
- Groups
- Devices
- Content
- Applications
- Profile
- Knox E-FOTA
- Certificates
- Advanced settings
- Monitor
- Kiosk devices
- Knox Remote Support
- Active Directory
- Microsoft Exchange
- Mobile Admin
- Appendix
- Release notes
- Features
- FAQ
- KBAs
- Knox E-FOTA
- Introduction
- How-to videos
- Get started
- Features
- EMM integration
- Appendix
- Release notes
- FAQ
- KBAs
- Troubleshoot
- Knox E-FOTA On-Premises
- Legacy Knox E-FOTA products
- Knox Guard
- Introduction
- How-to video
- Get started
- Using Knox Guard
- Dashboard
- Manage devices
- Device management
- Accept or reject devices
- Upload devices
- Delete devices
- Complete device management
- Send notifications
- Enable or disable SIM control
- Download devices as CSV
- View device log
- View device deletion log
- Start and stop blinking reminder
- Lock and unlock devices
- Update lock message
- Send relock timestamp
- Turn on/off relock reminder
- Manage policies
- Manage licenses
- Manage resellers
- Manage admins and roles
- Activity log
- Knox Deployment App
- Release notes
- FAQ
- KBAs
- Support
- Knox Guard REST API
- Samsung Care+ for Business
- For Knox Partners
- Knox Deployment Program
- Knox MSP Program
External certificates
External certificates are used in the Profile policies for user authentication configuration. Register an external certificate and manage it in Knox Manage without receiving a certificate issued from the CA.
Adding external certificates
To add an external certificate, complete the following steps:
1. Navigate to Advanced > Certificate > External Certificate.
2. On the “External Certificate” page, click Add.
3. On the “Add External Certificate” page, enter the following information:
- External Certificate Name—Assign a unique name for each external certificate.
- Purpose—Select a purpose for the external certificate.
- Wi-Fi—Authorizes connecting with AP for Wi-Fi.
- Knox VPN—Authorizes encrypted VPN communication specialized for Galaxy devices.
- VPN—Authorizes encrypted VPN communication when registering Knox Manage on devices.
- Exchange—Authorizes the user authentication and services in Exchange.
- CA Cert—Issued by the CA as requested by the user’s public key.
- Knox Generic VPN—Authorizes encrypted VPN communication for Knox enabled devices.
- Supervision Certificate—Authorizes iOS device pairing to use the remote detection mode.
- Type—Select a type for the external certificate.
- Root—Highest level of certificate that identifies the Root CA (Certificate Authority).
- User—Certificate issued for general purposes, such as devices or applications.
- Server—Server certificate for general purposes.
- File Name—Click
and select a certificate file in the CER, DER, PFX or P12 format.
- Password—Enter the password of the selected certificate.
- Description—Enter a description for the external certificate.
4. Click Save.
Viewing external certificates
Navigate to Advanced > Certificate > External Certificate to view the external certificate information on the “External Certificate” page.
Modifying external certificates
Modify external certificates by renewing the currently registered external certificate file with a new file.
- The use and type of the external certificate cannot be modified.
- APNs certificates cannot be modified.
To modify an external certificate, complete the following steps:
1. Navigate to Advanced > Certificate > External Certificate.
2. On the “External Certificate” page, click the check box for the external certificate you want to modify, and the click Modify.
3. On the “Modify External Certificate” page, modify the external certificate information.
4. Click Save.
Deleting external certificates
To delete an external certificate, complete the following steps:
1. Navigate to Advanced > Certificate > External Certificate.
2. On the “External Certificate” page, click the check box for the external certificate you want to delete, and the click Delete.
3. In the “Delete” window, click OK.