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ERR_SSL_KEY_USAGE_INCOMPATIBLE Aruba Controller OS8

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  • 1.  ERR_SSL_KEY_USAGE_INCOMPATIBLE Aruba Controller OS8

    Posted Aug 15, 2024 07:27 AM

    Hy guys, I want to ask about the ERR_SSL_KEY_USAGE_INCOMPATIBLE issue when accessing the web ui of the aruba controller OS8 from Chromium-based browsers. has anyone experienced it and what is the solution?

    because there is no issue when accessed via FireFox Browser.

    Regards,



  • 2.  RE: ERR_SSL_KEY_USAGE_INCOMPATIBLE Aruba Controller OS8

    Posted Aug 15, 2024 07:41 AM

    This can happen if you have a controller that generated the self-signed certificate a long time ago, and kept that during upgrades. Resolution would be to (externally, OpenSSL or so) create a new self-signed certificate and use that for the WebUI. It seems that future versions of ArubaOS may detect this situation and recreate the certificate automatically, but for now either ignore/use chrome, or import your own certificate.

    Background is that certificates can have a 'key usage' attribute, like for encryption or authentication, and in the past this attribute was not commonly included when certificates are created, nor it was checked. Apparently chromium started to actually validate the key usage and fails if the attribute is missing at all.



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