HP Secure Key Manager - Manual (Page 142)

Table 60 Create Certificate Request section components
Component Description
Certificate Name
Internal name of a newly generated CR. This name will be used when referring to this
CR in other parts of the administrative interface. This field is required.
Common Name Name of the application using this certificate. This field is required.
Organization Name Name of the organization that owns this certificate. This field is optional.
Organizational Unit
Name
Name of the unit within the organization requesting the certificate. This field is
optional.
Locality Name Name of city to which the certificate is being issued. This field is optional.
State or Province
Name
Name of state where request is issued. This field is optional.
Country Name
Two–character ISO 3166 code of country where request is issued. This field is
optional.
Email Address E–mail address of person requesting the certificate. This field is optional.
Key Size
Size of key being generated. The SKM supports 768–bit, 1024–bit, and 2048–bit
key sizes. 1024–bit is the most commonly used key size. This field is required.
Create Certificate
Request
Click Create Certificate Request to create the CR. Once created, the request appears
in the Certificate List with a status of Request Pending.
Using the Import Certificate screen
The SKM can import certificates in PEM-encoded PKCS #7, PEM-encoded PKCS #12, and PEM-encoded
X509, as long as the private key is included with the certificate.
NOTE:
You can import certificates with a key size of 2048-bit or smaller.
Figure 81 Viewing the Import Certificate section
The following table describes the components of the Import Certificate section.
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