HP XP RAID Manager Software - Manual (Page 14)

Prerequisite
You will need the CD-ROM for SSL, which is provided by HP. It includes openssl.exe,
SSLeay32.dll
, and libeay32.dll. Copy the entire contents of the openssl folder to your
drive of choice
Procedure 3 To create a private key (.key file) in a Windows XP environment:
1. Release the read-only attribute from the openssl folder.
2. Open a command prompt.
3. Navigate to the directory where you copied the folder, and execute the following command:
openssl genrsa -out server.key 1024
This will create a file called server.key in the openssl folder. This file becomes the private
key.
Creating a public key (.csr file)
A public key is required to create an SSL keypair. The following procedure is for the Windows XP
operating system.
Prerequisite
You will need the CD-ROM for SSL, which is provided by HP. It includes openssl.exe,
SSLeay32.dll
, and libeay32.dll. Copy the entire contents of the openssl folder to your
drive of choice.
Procedure 4 To create a private key (.key file) in a Windows XP environment:
1. Open a command prompt.
2. Navigate to the directory where you copied the folder, and execute the following command:
openssl req -sha256 -new -key server.key -config openssl.cnf -out server.csr
NOTE: This command uses SHA-256 as a hush algorithm. MD5 or SHA-1 is not recommended
for a hush algorithm due to its low security level.
3. Enter the following information in the prompt:
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Country Name (two-letter code)
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State or Province Name
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Locality Name
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Organization Name
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Organization Unit Name
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Common Name
If you are going to create a self-signed certificate, enter the IP address of the web server
(SVP). If you are going to obtain a signed and trusted certificate, the server name must
be the same as the host name of the storage device.
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Email Address
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Challenge password (optional)
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Company name (optional)
An example of a command prompt when you create a public key is shown in the following figure.
14 Setting up Remote Web Console