Transferring keys – Brocade Mobility RFS7000-GR Controller System Reference Guide (Supporting software release 4.1.0.0-040GR and later) User Manual

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Creating server certificates

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3. Click the Add button at the bottom of the screen.

4. Enter a Key Label in the space provided to specify a name for the new key pair.

5. Define the Key Size between 1024 and 2048 bytes.

6. Refer to the Status field for the current state of the requests made from applet. This field

displays error messages if something goes wrong in the transaction between the applet and
the switch.

7. Click OK to save the changes to the running configuration and close the dialog.

8. Click Cancel to close the dialog without committing updates to the running configuration.

Transferring keys

The Transfer screen allows for the transfer of keys to and from the switch to (and from) a server or
local disk. Transferring keys is recommended to ensure server certificate key information is
available if problems are encountered with the switch and the data needs to be retreived.

1. Select Security > Server Certificate from the main menu tree.

2. Click the Keys Tab.

3. Highlight a target file, and select the Transfer Keys button.

4. Use the From drop-down menu to specify the location from which the log file is sent. If only the

applet is available as a transfer location, use the default switch option.

5. Select a target file for the file transfer from the File drop-down menu.

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