Table 2: Procedures for creating and validating certificates (continued)
Certificate
Installation
Steps Required
Method
Certificate
1. Generate a public-private key pair on the WSS.
Signing Request
2. Generate a CSR on the switch as a PKCS #10
(CSR) certificate
object file.
3. Give the CSR to a CA and receive a signed
certificate (a PEM-encoded PKCS #7 object
file).
4. Paste the PEM-encoded file into the CLI to
store the certificate on the WSS.
5. Obtain and install the CA's own certificate.
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Instructions
•
"Creating public-private key
pairs" (page 454)
•
"Creating a CSR and installing
a certificate from a PKCS #7
object file" (page 457)
•
"Installing a CA's own
certificate" (page 458)