Connection / HTTP / TLS Options

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This category only appears if VanDyke Software's SecureFX® 3.0 (or newer) is also installed.

The HTTP / TLS Options category of the Session Options dialog allows you to control attributes of HTTPS connections . The HTTP/TLS Options category only appears when you have selected HTTPS as your Protocol.

Certificate group

SecureFX supports generating and using self-signed certificates, which allows mutual authentication.

Use global certificate

Checking this option instructs SecureFX to use the certificate specified in the Global Options / File Transfer / TLS dialog for this session.

Path

If you choose not to use the global certificate for this session, enter the path of the certificate you want SecureFX to use when authenticating.

Create...

Press this button to configure and generate a new certificate.

Advanced group

Disable certificate validation

Select this option to discontinue checking the validity of X.509 certificates.

WARNING: While selecting this option may speed up your connection time, it may leave you vulnerable to invalid certificates.