Set system distinguishedname, Name using “set system – Allied Telesis AT-S63 User Manual

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Chapter 29: Public Key Infrastructure (PKI) Certificate Commands

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SET SYSTEM DISTINGUISHEDNAME

Syntax

set system distinguishedname="

name

"

Parameter

distinguishedname

Specifies the distinguished name for the switch.
The name must be enclosed in quotes.

Description

This command sets the distinguished name for the switch. The
distinguished name is used to create a self signed certificate or
enrollment request. For a explanation of distinguished names, refer to
Chapter 27, “PKI Certificates and SSL” in the AT-S63 Management
Software Menus Interface User’s Guide
.

Allied Telesyn recommends using the switch’s IP address or, for networks
with a Domain Name System, its domain name as the distinguished
name. For slave switches, which do not have an IP address, you can use
the IP address or domain name of the master switch of the enhanced
stack as the slave switch’s distinguished name.

To set the distinguished name when creating a self signed certificate,
you can use this command or you can set it directly in “CREATE PKI
CERTIFICATE” on page 388
, which is the command for creating a self
signed certificate. It has a parameter for setting the distinguished name.

If you are creating an enrollment request, you must set the distinguished
name with this command first before creating the request. The
command for creating an enrollment request is “CREATE PKI
ENROLLMENTREQUEST” on page 391.

Example

The following command sets the switch’s distinguished name to the IP
address 169.22.22.22:

set system distinguishedname="cn=169.22.22.22"

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