Brocade Mobility 7131N-FGR Access Point Product Reference Guide (Supporting software release 4.0.0.0-35GRN and later) User Manual

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Managing certificate authority (CA) certificates

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1. Select System Configuration -> Certificate Mgmt -> Self Certificates from the Brocade Mobility

7131N-FGR Access Point menu tree.

2. Click on the Add button to create the certificate request.

The Certificate Request screen displays.

3. Complete the request form with the pertinent information. Only 4 values are required, the

others optional.

4. When the form is completed, click the Generate button.

The Certificate Request screen disappears and the ID of the generated certificate request
displays in the drop-down list of certificates within the Self Certificates screen.

Key ID

Enter a logical name for the certificate to help distinguish between
certificates. The name can be up to 7 characters in length.

Subject

The required Subject value contains important information about
the certificate. Contact the CA signing the certificate to determine
the content of the Subject parameter.

Signature Algorithm

Use the drop-down menu to select the signature algorithm used
for the certificate. Options include:

MD5-RSA - Message Digest 5 algorithm in combination with
RSA encryption.

SHA1-RSA - Secure Hash Algorithm 1 in combination with
RSA encryption.

Key Length

Defines the length of the key. Possible values are 512, 1024, and
2048.

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