To Create A New Credential; Table 12-5 Certificate And Key Generation Settings - Lantronix PremierWave XC HSPA+ User Manual

Certificate Generation
Settings
Country (2 Letter Code)
State/Province
Locality (City)
Organization
Organization Unit
Common Name
Expires
Key length
Type

To Create a New Credential

Using Web Manager
To create a new credential, click SSL in the menu and select Credentials.
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Using the CLI
To enter the SSL command level: enable -> ssl
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To enter the Credentials command level: enable -> ssl -> credentials
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Using XML
Not applicable.
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Table 12-5 Certificate and Key Generation Settings

Description
Enter the 2-letter country code to be assigned to the new self-signed
certificate.
Examples: US for United States and CA for Canada
Enter the state or province to be assigned to the new self-signed certificate.
Enter the city or locality to be assigned to the new self-signed certificate.
Enter the organization to be associated with the new self-signed certificate.
Enter the organizational unit to be associated with the new self-signed
certificate.
Enter the common name to be associated with the new self signed
certificate, preferrably matching the host name or the ip address of the
device, whichever will be the intended access approach. This is a required
field.
Enter the expiration date, in mm/dd/yyyy format, for the new self-signed
certificate.
Example: An expiration date of May 9, 2012 is entered as 05/09/2012.
Select the bit size of the new self-signed certificate. Choices are:
 512 bits
 768 bits
1024 bits
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2048 bits
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The larger the bit size, the longer it takes to generate the key.
Select the type of key:
RSA = Public-Key Cryptography algorithm based on large prime
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numbers, invented by Rivest Shamir and Adleman. Used for encryption
and signing.
 DSA = Digital Signature Algorithm also based on large prime numbers,
but can only be used for signing. Developed by the US government to
avoid the patents on RSA.
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