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Chapter 11: Web Logins
The CSR generated page appears as shown in Figure 11-14.
To delete a CSR and start over, click Delete CSR of the left side of the page.
Save a copy of
When you generate the CSR, a private key is also created on the BSC. When a
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the private key
browser and the BSC negotiate an SSL connection, the BSC uses this key. The SSL
connection cannot function without it. Therefore, you should save a copy of the
private key on your computer, so that you can recover it later if necessary. To save the
private key, click Download Key at the bottom of the page.
Copy CSR to
In the scroll box containing the CSR text, highlight the entire text of the CSR and then
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provider's web
copy and paste it into the appropriate space on your certificate provider's CSR web
site
request form. Complete any remaining steps required by the certificate provider to
request the certificate.
Upload returned
When the CA returns a file with the signed certificate, upload the file to the BSC:
certificate to
Click the Web Logins tab in the administrator console, and then click the SSL
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BSC
Certificate tab.
Click Browse, locate the downloaded certificate file on your computer, and then click
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Upload Cert to upload it to the BSC and enable it as the login page certificate. The
page redisplays as shown in Figure 11-15.
If you also have an optional chain certificate, upload it when prompted. (Some CAs
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use a "chain" of certificates, rather than just one root certificate.)
4.Many providers issue certificates that certify the host name of the Web server,
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rather than an IP address. If your certificate is host-name-based, you must ensure that:
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Figure 11-14: SSL CSR Generated Page
The SSL Certificate Generation page appears.
The Redirect to hostname checkbox is checked on the HTTP settings page. For
more information on configuring HTTP options, see "HTTP Server Settings" on
page 10-2.
The host name is registered in your organization's DNS table.
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