Configuring certificates, Creating certificates – Allied Telesis AT-S60 User Manual

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Chapter 21: Public Key Infrastructure (PKI)

Section III: Security Features

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Configuring Certificates

Use the procedures in this section to create a certificate, add it to
a certificate database, delete a certificate, modify a certificate or
view a certificate. The following procedures are provided:

❑ Creating Certificates on page 364

❑ Adding Certificates to the Database on page 369

❑ Deleting and Modifying Certificates on page 371

❑ Viewing Certificates on page 374

There are two ways of obtaining certificates. You can create a
certificate using the procedure described below in the Creating
Certificates section or you can download a certificate from the
Internet. In either case, once you have a certificate, you need to
add it to the database so it can become active. After you add a
certificate to the certificate database, it is displayed on the
X509 Certificate Management Menu.

Creating

Certificates

To create a self-signed certificate, perform the following procedure:

Note

Before you create a certificate, you need to record the Key Pair IDs
you have assigned using the Key Management Menu. See
Configuring Keys for Encryption on page 347.

1. From the Main Menu, type 6 to select Security Menu.

The Security Menu is shown in Figure 30 on page 105.

2. From the Security menu, select the Keys/Certificate Configuration

menu.

The Keys/Certificate Configuration Menu is shown in Figure 121
on page 348.

3. From the Keys/Certificate menu, select 3 - Public Key Infrastructure

(PKI) Configuration.

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