HP Secure Key Manager User Manual

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The certificate import process varies between SKMs.

hostname# cert import

Please pick the upload option for uploading your certificate:

1) Console Paste (PEM certs only)

2) FTP

3) SCP

Upload Type (1-3)? :

Enter cert name:

Enter the password protecting the private key:

Please perform these 2 steps to finish importing a PEM encoded

certificate and key:

1) Paste the PEM encoded certificate and private key (in any order)

immediately after the question mark

2) Press return three times when you are done

?

IMPORTANT:

There is a line at the top of all certificates that includes 5 dashes, the words BEGIN
CERTIFICATE, and 5 more dashes. The line looks like the following:

-----BEGIN

CERTIFICATE-----

. If any one of those dashes is missing, the certificate import

operation will fail. Likewise, at the end of the certificate, there is a line that includes
5 dashes, the words END CERTIFICATE, and 5 more dashes. The line looks like the
following:

-----END CERTIFICATE-----

. These same issues pertain to the

private key as well.

Syntax

cert request
cli-show-request
no request
no certificate
cert install
show cert
cert selfsign install

Related com-
mand(s)

cert request

– create a certificate request.

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