Crypto Certificate Request - Cisco Small Business 300 1.1 Series Administration Manual

RSA and Certificate Commands
78-20269-01 Command Line Interface Reference Guide
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crypto certificate request

The crypto certificate request Privileged EXEC mode command generates and
displays a certificate request for HTTPS.
Syntax
number
crypto certificate
organization] [loc location] [st state] [cu country]
Parameters
•
number—Specifies the certificate number. (Range: 1–2)
•
common-name—Specifies the device's fully qualified URL or IP address.
(Length: 1–64 characters)
•
ou organization-unit
(Length: 1–64 characters)
•
organization
or
•
location
loc —Specifies the location or city name. (Length: 1–64 characters)
•
state
st —Specifies the state or province name. (Length: 1–64 characters)
•
country
cu —Specifies the country name. (Length: 2 characters)
Command Mode
Privileged EXEC mode
User Guidelines
Use this command to export a certificate request to a Certification Authority. The
certificate request is generated in Base64-encoded X.509 format.
Before generating a certificate request, first generate a self-signed certificate
using the crypto certificate generate Global Configuration mode command to
generate the keys. The certificate fields must be re-entered.
After receiving the certificate from the Certification Authority, use the crypto
certificate import Global Configuration mode command to import the certificate
into the device. This certificate replaces the self-signed certificate.
common-name [ou organization-unit] [or
request
—Specifies the organization-unit or department name.
—Specifies the organization name. (Length: 1–64 characters)
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