DualShield consoles are web portals, therefore require an SSL certificate. You may use a self-signed SSL certificate which will be provided by the DualShield installer itself during the installation process. However, it is recommended that you use a commercial certificate, particularly for the DualShield Service Console that is going to be accessed by end-users from the Internet. (You can change the server certificate after the MFA server installation).

Furthermore, if you are going to use the Out of Band Authentication (OOBA) from iOS and Android mobile devices, then you will have to make the DualShield Deployment Service and the Single Sign-On portals accessible by end users from the public network. In this case, you must not use a self-signed certificate because it will not be accepted by iOS and Android devices. 

A web SSL certificate is issued to a specific FQDN (Fully Qualified Domain Name), e.g. "support.deepnetsecurity.com" in the certificate below:

Therefore, before you purchase a web SSL certificate from a commercial Certificate Providers such as GoDaddy, Comodo, DigiCert etc, you need to decide the FQDN for your DualShield server.

A DualShield server must be given a unique Fully Qualified Domain Name (FQDN) which is provided in the installation process.

The DualShield server includes several web consoles, including

  • Admin Console
  • User Console
  • Single Sign-On Console (mainly used for SAML SSSO)
  • Deployment Console (for device and tokens)

DualShield consoles are all web-based portals that can be accessed with a web browser. The FQDN is the web address of the DualShield consoles. 

If the DualShield server is a backend server located in the internal network and to be accessed from internal PCs and workstations, then the DualShield's FQDN must be added into the internal DNS server.

If the DualShield server is a frontend server located in the DMZ and to be accessed from external PCs and workstations, then the DualShield's FQDN must be added into the external DNS server.

If the DualShield server is an all-in-one server that is accessed from both internal & external PCs and workstations, then its FQDN must be added into both the internal & external DNS servers. 


The certificate must be provided in the PFX format. There are various third-party tools that you can use to apply for and download an SSL certificate, or you can use the tool below:

The Deepnet Certificate Tool is indispensable for anyone using SSL Certificates for Websites. It provides the following functions:

Download Here - Deepnet Certificate Tool (2.0)

The DualShield Administration Console includes a certificate management facility that allows you to apply, replace and renew certificates. 

Certificate Management

Therefore, for DualShield Administrators, they are recommended to use the Dualshield Admin Console instead of this tool.





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