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However, it is possible to generate and install a new certificate that is unique for to
particular IP-KVM switch. In order to do this, the IP-KVM switch is able to generate a new
cryptographic key and the associated
Certificate Signing Request (CSR) that needs to be certified by a certification authority (CA).
A certification authority verifies that you are the person who you claim you are, and signs
and issues a SSL certificate to you.
The following steps are necessary to create and install a SSL certificate for the IP-KVM switch:
■ Create a SSL Certificate Signing Request. You need to fill out a number of fields that are
explained below. Once this is done, click on the button" Create " which will initiate the
Certificate Signing Request generation. The CSR can be downloaded to your administration
machine with the "Download CSR" button.
■ Send the saved CSR to a CA for certification. You will get the new certificate from the CA
after a more or less complicated traditional authentication process (depending on the CA).
■ Upload the certificate to the IP-KVM switch using the "Upload" button.
After completing these three steps, the IP-KVM switch will have its own certificate for identi-
fying the switch to its clients.
Common name
This is the network name of the IP-KVM switch once it is installed in the user's network (usu-
ally the fully qualified domain name). It is identical to the name that is used to access the IP-
KVM switch with a web browser (without the "http://" prefix). If the name given here and
the actual network name differ, the browser will pop up a security warning when the IP-KVM
switch is accessed using HTTPS.
Organisational unit
This field is used for specifying to which department within an organization the IP-KVM
switch belongs.
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