3Com 3CRWX120695A, 3CRWX440095A Configuration Manual page 259

Table 25 PKCS Object Files Supported by 3Com
File Type Standard
PKCS #7 Cryptographic Message
Syntax Standard
PKCS #10 Certification Request
Syntax Standard
PKCS #12 Personal Information
Exchange Syntax Standard
About Keys and Certificates
Purpose
Contains a digital certificate signed by a
CA.
To install the certificate from a PKCS #7
file, use the crypto certificate command
to prepare MSS to receive the certificate,
then copy and paste the certificate into
the CLI.
A PKCS #7 file does not contain the public
key to go with the certificate. Before you
generate the CSR and instal the
certificate, you must generate the
public-private key pair using the crypto
generate key command.
Contains a Certificate Signing Request
(CSR), a special file with encoded
information needed to request a digital
certificate from a CA.
To generate the request, use the crypto
generate request command. Copy and
paste the results directly into a browser
window on the CA server, or into a file to
send to the CA server.
Contains a certificate signed by a CA and
a public-private key pair provided by the
CA to go with the certificate.
Because the key pair comes from the CA,
you do not need to generate a key pair or
a certificate request on the switch.
Instead, use the copy tftp command to
copy the file onto the WX switch.
Use the crypto otp command to enter
the one-time password assigned to the
file by the CA. (This password secures the
file so that the keys and certificate cannot
be installed by an unauthorized party.
You must know the password in order to
install them.)
Use the crypto pkcs12 command to
unpack the file.
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