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  • Slammers
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    100+ Posts
    • Feb 2019
    • 116

    #1

    [Misc] BH C558 PKI Issue

    Good morning/afternoon folks.
    I am having an issue with an Olivetti MF554 (BH C558) that is taking me for a loop.

    Main Issue:
    I am deploying PaperCut to this device, and I am having huge problems configuring the PKI settings to allow SSL communication to the OpenAPI component.
    The error on the Device Status page from PaperCut server is:

    “Started (with errors) - OpenAPI SSL support not configured - Please check device settings.
    Setup will be retried at 10:50:00 AM. To retry now, press "Apply" below.
    Error: changeAuthenticationSetting: error=8, message=SSL”

    The device is running GCF-Y1 FV4.2 with OpenAPI Function Level 5.1.

    The device has a self-signed cert installed and applied to the OpenAPI Protocol (Security -> PKI Settings -> Protocol Settings -> OpenAPI SSL is checked)
    Under Network -> OpenAPI Setting it is set to SSL
    Client Cert – Do not request
    Validity Period – Confirm
    All others are set to Do Not Confirm
    PKI General settings – External Verification is Off
    SSL/TLS version – all options ticked
    Encryption Strength – All 3 allowed
    Cert – RSA-2048_SHA-256

    Secondary problem after re issue and re installing certificate:
    I can now only access the device through an ancient version of Internet Explorer that I had to spin up a VM for. Chrome, Firefox and Edge all throw certificate errors and refuse to connect.
    Normally I would expect a “Self Signed Certificate Error” and then you can proceed as normal, this is not the case with this device.
    I have tried changing the SSL Mode From User, User and Admin and None and connections from modern browsers still fail.
    I have gone through the TIB for this FW and I can see there is a DipSw mod that prevents issues with SSL if the device name contains “_”character, the device does not contain this character in its device name.
    I did try a new Device and HOST name then re-issuing the cert to make sure. I also did the DipSw modification to test, which made no difference.
    So, I appear to have a huge issue with the self signed certificate that the device is generating for itself. It looks like there is mismatch in the CN name even though CN verification is off. Has anyone encountered this issue before and am I making some huge blunder here? I have completed this process many many times to allow scan to Gmail/O365 with no issues whatsoever, this device appears to be cursed or I am needing more coffee.....

    Edit: Copier BIOS clock and System time are correct and pull from NTP.
  • tsbservice
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    • May 2007
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    #2
    I had this. It is probably due machine is not applying settings before you continue with another one. The only way I found is to clear all data and start from a scratch. Works for me but I would love to hear root cause and more elegant solution than mine 😜
    A tree is known by its fruit, a man by his deeds. A good deed is never lost, he who sows courtesy, reaps friendship, and he who plants kindness gathers love.
    Blessed are they who can laugh at themselves, for they shall never cease to be amused.

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    • Slammers
      Trusted Tech

      100+ Posts
      • Feb 2019
      • 116

      #3
      Originally posted by tsbservice
      I had this. It is probably due machine is not applying settings before you continue with another one. The only way I found is to clear all data and start from a scratch. Works for me but I would love to hear root cause and more elegant solution than mine 😜
      You were 100% correct on this being the issue. I left the machine alone to reflect after each step and this has sorted all issues descirbed.

      Sometimes I need to stop my impatience getting the best of me.

      Thank you so much for the insight.

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      • tsbservice
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        • May 2007
        • 7972

        #4
        Glad it worked out well for you. Nothing can beat the feeling to help fellow tech maybe half a world distance away
        A tree is known by its fruit, a man by his deeds. A good deed is never lost, he who sows courtesy, reaps friendship, and he who plants kindness gathers love.
        Blessed are they who can laugh at themselves, for they shall never cease to be amused.

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