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Chapter 9 Authentication

262 X Family LSM User’s Guide V 2.5.1

Managing Certificate Requests

You can perform the following managment functions from the Certificate Request page:

For details, see the following sections:

• “Create a Certificate Request” on page 262

• “Import a signed Local Certificate” on page 263

• “X.509 Certificates” on page 255

Create a Certificate Request

STEP 1

From the LSM menu, select Authentication > X.509 Certificates. On the CA Certificate

page, click the Certificate Requests tab.

STEP 2

On the Certificate Requests page, click Create Certificate.

STEP 3

On the Create Certificate Request page, type a name for the Certificate Request in the Name

field.

This is the name used by the Local Certificate when you later import the signed Local

Certificate.

STEP 4

Select the length for the private key from the Length drop-down list, either 1024 bits, 1536

bits or 2048 bits.

STEP 5

In the Distinguished Name table, define the Distinguished Name attributes for the Certifi-

cate Request:

Table 9–8: Certificate Request Functions

Function Icon/Field Description

Import

Signed Local

Certificate

Import

Signed

Request

table

When you receive a signed certificate from the Certificate Authority, you can

import the certificate so that it is available on the X family device. When you

import a signed certificate from the Certificate Requests page, the certificate

request generated to obtain the signed certificate is automatically deleted.

Create a

Certificate

Request

Create

Certificate

Request

button

Access the Create a Certificate Request page to specify the parameters and

Distinguished Name attributes for the request, and generate the Certificate

Request in PKCS#10 format.

Export A Certificate Request must be exported to a file before it can be submitted to

the CA (either by a web-based service or by email).

Certificate Requests are exported in

PKCS#10 format

, which includes the

Distinguished Name (DN) and the Public Key. A request is signed by the

Private Key of the requester so that the CA can verify authenticity.

Delete If a Certificate Request is no longer needed, use the Delete function to remove

it from the X family device.

The device automatically deletes Certificate Requests when you import the

signed local certificate received from the Certificate Authority.

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