Appendix A: Bogen Digital Certification Authority

When a client (e.g., a web browser) connects to the Bogen device’s web application, the device’s digital certificate is sent to the client to authenticate the identity of the device’s web application. The client uses the Bogen Certification Authority (CA) certificate to authenticate the device’s digital certificate, which verifies that the client is connecting to a valid server. If the Bogen CA certificate is not installed on the client, the browser will display a warning that it was unable to authenticate the server, displaying a red Not secure warning immediately to the left of the browser’s address bar (or a similar warning, depending on the browser) after it attempts to access the Bogen device.

The following sections provide instructions for downloading and installing the Bogen CA in various environments.

Tip:​The Bogen CA can be downloaded using the cURL command instead of via the browser. If you prefer that method, issue the following command in lieu of step 1 of the subsequent installation instructions:

curl.exe --insecure https://<device>/ssl/bogenCA.crt > bogenCA.crt

Tip:​Some browsers do not recognize newly installed CAs until after the browser has restarted. Browse to chrome://restart in a Chromium-based browser or edge://restart in the Edge browser to restart all open browser windows.