- *BASICS*
- The Knox Ecosystem
- Samsung Knox Portal
- Knox Cloud Services
- General Knox Support
- Knox Licenses
- *FOR IT ADMINS*
- Knox Suite
- Knox Platform for Enterprise
- Introduction
- White paper
- 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
- Introduction
- Get started
- Features
- Register resellers
- Add an admin
- Create profiles
- Google device owner support
- MDM compatibility matrices
- Device users
- Activity log
- Enroll and unenroll devices
- Configure devices
- Provide KME feedback
- Use the Knox Deployment App (KDA)
- Recover Google FRP locked devices using KME
- Role-based access control (RBAC)
- Release notes
- FAQs
- Troubleshoot
- KBAs
- On-Premise
- Knox Configure
- Mobile
- Wearables
- Shared Device
- 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
- FAQs
- Troubleshoot
- Knox Manage
- Introduction
- How-to videos
- Get started
- Configure
- Licenses
- Organization
- Users
- Sync user information
- Groups
- Devices
- Content
- Applications
- Profile
- Knox E-FOTA
- Certificates
- Advanced settings
- Monitor
- Kiosk devices
- Remote Support
- Active Directory
- Microsoft Exchange
- Mobile Admin
- Appendix
- Release notes
- FAQs
- KBAs
- Knox E-FOTA
- Introduction
- White paper
- Knox E-FOTA One
- Introduction
- How-to videos
- Get started
- Features
- EMM integration
- Appendix
- Release notes
- FAQs
- Troubleshoot
- KBAs
- Migrate from Knox E-FOTA Advanced to Knox E-FOTA One
- Knox E-FOTA Advanced
- Knox E-FOTA on MDM
- Samsung Care+ for Business
- *FOR RESELLERS*
- Knox Deployment Program
- *FOR MANAGED SERVICE PROVIDERS*
- 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.
Note: APNs certificate, which authorizes the Apple Push Notification services, can be viewed but not registered. For more information about registering APNs certificates, see Setting an APNs certificate (iOS only).
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.
Note: If Supervision Certificate is selected as an external certificate purpose, the certificate type is automatically selected as Server.
- 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.
Note:
- 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.
Note: APNs certificates and certificates in use cannot be deleted.