Crypto Generate Request - 3Com Wireless LAN Switch WX1200 Command Reference Manual

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Generates a Certificate Signing Request (CSR). This command outputs a
PEM-formatted PKCS #10 text string that you can cut and paste to
another location for delivery to a certificate authority.
This command generates either an administrative CSR for use with
3WXM and Web Manager, or an EAP CSR for use with 802.1X clients.
Syntax —
crypto generate request {admin | eap | web}
admin — Generates a request for an administrative certificate to
authenticate the WX switch to 3WXM or Web Manager.
eap — Generates a request for an EAP certificate to authenticate the
WX switch to 802.1X supplicants (clients).
web — Generates a request for a WebAAA certificate to authenticate
the WX switch to WebAAA clients.
After you type the command, you are prompted for the following
variables:
Country Name string
country in which the WX switch is operating, in 2 alphanumeric
characters with no spaces.
State Name string
name of the state, in 2 alphanumeric characters with no spaces.
Locality Name string
in up to 80 alphanumeric characters with no spaces.
Organizational Name string
organization, in up to 80 alphanumeric characters with no spaces.
Organizational Unit string
organizational unit, in up to 80 alphanumeric characters with no
spaces.
Common Name string
up to 80 alphanumeric characters with no spaces. Use a fully qualified
name if such names are supported on your network. This field is
required.
— (Optional) Specify the abbreviation for the
— (Optional) Specify the abbreviation for the
— (Optional) Specify the name of the locality,
— (Optional) Specify the name of the
— (Optional) Specify the name of the
— Specify a unique name for the WX switch, in