Generating Private Keys For Tls Contexts - AudioCodes Mediant 800B User Manual

10.4

Generating Private Keys for TLS Contexts

The device can generate the private key for a TLS Context, as described in the following
procedure. The private key can be generated for CSR or self-signed certificates.
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To generate a new private key for a TLS Context:
1. Open the TLS Contexts page (Configuration tab > System menu > TLS Contexts).
2. In the table, select the required TLS Context index row, and then click the Context
Certificates
appears.
3. Scroll down to the Generate new private key and self-signed certificate group:
Figure 10-5: Generate new private key and self-signed certificate Group
4. From the 'Private Key Size' drop-down list, select the desired private key size (in bits)
for RSA public-key encryption for newly self-signed generated keys:
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512
•
1024 (default)
•
2048
5. Click Generate Private Key; a message appears requesting you to confirm key
generation.
6. Click OK to confirm key generation; the device generates a new private key, indicated
by a message in the Certificate Signing Request group.
Figure 10-6: Indication of Newly Generated Private Key
7. Continue with the certificate configuration, by either creating a CSR or generating a
new self-signed certificate.
8. Save the configuration with a device reset for the new certificate to take effect.
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button, located below the table; the Context Certificates page
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