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Managing private keys and certificates
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b Save the file with a
.csr
extension. Nortel recommends
using a file name that indicates the server on which the
certificate is to be used.
6
Save the private key to a file.
If you intend to use the same certificate number when you add
the returned certificate to the Nortel SNAS, perform this step only
if you want to create a backup copy of the private key.
If you do not intend to use the same certificate number when
you add the returned certificate to the Nortel SNAS, you must
perform this step in order to create the key file. When you add
the returned certificate to the Nortel SNAS using a different
certificate number, you will have to associate the private key with
the new certificate by pasting or importing the contents of the key
file (see
“Installing certificates and keys” (page 299)
a
Display the certificate and key (see
certificate and key” (page 316)
b Copy the private key, including the
-----BEGIN RSA
PRIVATE KEY-----
and
-----END RSA PRIVATE
KEY-----
lines, and paste it into a text editor.
c
Save the text editor file with a
.pem
extension. Nortel
recommends using the same file name that you defined for
the
.csr
file (see
), so the connection between the two
files is obvious.
7
Submit the CSR to a CA such as Entrust or VeriSign.
a
In a text editor, open the
.csr
file you created in
b Copy the entire CSR, including the
-----BEGIN
CERTIFICATE REQUEST-----
and -----END CERTIFICATE
REQUEST-----, lines.
c
Use your web browser to access the CA web site and follow
the online instructions. The process for submitting the CSR
varies with each CA. When prompted, paste the CSR as
required in the CA online request process. If the CA requires
you to identify a server software vendor whose software you
used to generate the CSR, specify Apache.
8
The CA processes the CSR and returns a signed certificate.
Create a backup copy of the certificate (see
saving a certificate and key” (page 316)
).
The certificate is ready to be added into the Nortel SNAS cluster
(see
“Adding a certificate to the Nortel SNAS ” (page 310)
--End--
Nortel Secure Network Access Switch
Using the Command Line Interface
NN47230-100
03.01
Standard
28 July 2008
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