Certificate Signing Request (Csr); Accessing Ssl Through The Web-Based Interface - Dell IDRAC6 User Manual

Certificate Signing Request (CSR)

A CSR is a digital request to a CA for a secure server certificate. Secure server
certificates allow clients of the server to trust the identity of the server they
have connected to and to negotiate an encrypted session with the server.
A Certificate Authority is a business entity that is recognized in the
IT industry for meeting high standards of reliable screening, identification,
and other important security criteria. Examples of CAs include Thawte and
VeriSign. After the CA receives a CSR, they review and verify the information
the CSR contains. If the applicant meets the CA's security standards,
the CA issues a digitally-signed certificate that uniquely identifies that
applicant for transactions over networks and on the Internet.
After the CA approves the CSR and sends the certificate, upload the
certificate to the iDRAC6 firmware. The CSR information stored on the
iDRAC6 firmware must match the information contained in the certificate.

Accessing SSL Through the Web-Based Interface

1 Click Remote Access Network/Security.
2 Click SSL to open the SSL page.
Use the SSL page to perform one of the following options:
• Generate a Certificate Signing Request (CSR) to send to a CA.
The CSR information is stored on the iDRAC6 firmware.
• Upload a server certificate.
• View a server certificate.
Table 4-12 describes the above SSL page options.
Table 4-12. SSL Page Options
Field
Generate Certificate Signing
Request (CSR)
Description
This option enables you to generate a CSR to
send to a CA to request a secure Web certificate.
NOTE:
Each new CSR overwrites any previous CSR
on the firmware. For a CA to accept your CSR, the
CSR in the firmware must match the certificate
returned from the CA.
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