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This allows the generation or selection of the certificate you would like to use with the web UI, as well as managing certificate verification level when communicating with SAM and with network destination to secure the events you are sending to the destination SIEM.

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Network Destination Certificate Verification. The ability to certify the chain of trust when connecting to a  remote destination server.  Select the level of certificate verification:

  • Accept Any - Require an SSL certificate to be presented, but accept the certificate even if the chain of trust cannot be authenticated, or the hostname does not match the presented certificate. This is ideal for self signed certificates.
  • Strict Checking - Require an SSL certificate to be presented, and have both a valid chain of trust and also a hostname matching the certificate. A hostname must be provided in the associated input field, as an IP address will not work.

Snare Agent Manager Certificate Verification. The ability to certify the chain of trust when connecting to a remote Snare Agent Management server.  Select the level of certificate verification:

  • Accept Any - Require an SSL certificate to be presented, but accept the certificate even if the chain of trust cannot be authenticated, or the hostname does not match the presented certificate. This is ideal for self signed certificates.
  • Strict Checking - Require an SSL certificate to be presented, and have both a valid chain of trust and also a hostname matching the certificate. A hostname must be provided in the associated input field, as an IP address will not work.


To save and set the changes to the above settings, and to ensure the registry has received the new configuration perform the following:

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