Certificates
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NavContainerHelper – Certificates
Update 2021/2/10: Microsoft stopped creating images for Docker in the summer of 2020. We now publish artifacts, which can be used to spin up containers and BcContainerHelper has replaced NavContainerHelper. This blog post reflects the old way of using NAV/BC on Docker and references NavContainerHelper, which is outdated. If you haven’t read the first post about the NavContainerHelper, you should do so. If you want to secure the communication to your container, you need to use a certificate. Use SSL...
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iOS 10 and self signed certificates
With the release of iOS 10, Apple have changed the way self-signed certificates works and since self-signed certificates are a vital part of the Microsoft Dynamics NAV Demo Environment setup, I thought I would describe how to connect to a Demo Environment, signed by a self-signed certificate from an iPad or an iPhone. It is no longer sufficient to install the profile (self-signed certificate), you also have to trust the certificate… Install the Self-Signed Certificate from the Landing page After...
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SSL Certificates 101
This is not an exhaustive description about SSL certificates. Instead it is an explanation about why self-signed SSL certificates doesn’t always work for you and a high level description of what you need to do in order to install a trusted SSL certificate on the Azure image. First… – understanding DNS (Dynamic Name Service) In order to understand the usage of SSL certificates, we need to understand the DNS. The DNS is like the Phone/Address Book of the internet. If...

