Hitachi Data Systems recommends obtaining a third-party certificate from a certificate authority such as VeriSign, Thawte or GeoTrust. The methods for obtaining a certificate vary, so refer to their websites for specific instructions.

You may, for testing purposes or as a permanent solution, use a self-signed certificate. This is not recommended as it makes the implementation slightly more complex and may limit access to Hitachi Storage Viewer to some of your users. To create a self-signed certificate, see Creating a Self-Signed SSL Certificate.