Crypto Ca Import - Cisco Nexus 7000 Series Command Reference Manual

C Commands

crypto ca import

To import the identity certificate in the Privacy Enhanced Mail (PEM) format or the identity certificate and
associated RSA key pair and CA certificate (or certificate chain) in the Public-Key Cryptography Standards
(PKCS) #12 format, use the crypto ca import command.
crypto ca import trustpoint-label {certificate| pkcs12 source-file-url pkcs12- password }
Syntax Description
trustpoint-label
certificate
pkcs12 source-file-url pkcs12-
password
Command Default
None
Command Modes
Global configuration
Command History
Release
4.1(2)
Usage Guidelines
Use the certificate keyword to import (by cut and paste means) the identity certificate obtained from the CA,
corresponding to the enrollment request generated earlier in the trustpoint and submitted to the CA.
Use the pkcs12 source-file-url pkcs12-password keyword and argumen t to import the complete identity
information, which includes the identity certificate and associated RSA key pair and CA certificate or certificate
chain, into an empty trustpoint. This method allows you to restore the configuration after a system crash.
The trustpoint configuration that you create with the crypto ca trustpoint command persists across device
reboots only if you save it explicitly using the copy running-config startup-config command. The certificates
and CRL associated to a trustpoint are automatically persistent when you save the trustpoint configuration in
the startup configuration. Otherwise, if you do not saved the trustpoint in the startup configuration, the
Name of the trustpoint. The maximum size is 64
characters.
Specifies that you will paste the trustpoint certificate
at the command-line interface (CLI) prompt.
Specifies a source file containing the trustpoint
certificate in bootflash:filename format. The filename
is case sensitive.
Password that was used to protect the RSA private
key in the imported PKCS#12 file. The password is
case sensitive.
Modification
This command was introduced.
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