Viewing Active Self Certificates; Obtaining A Self Certificate From A Certificate Authority - NETGEAR FVX538v2 - ProSafe VPN Firewall Dual WAN Reference Manual

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Viewing Active Self Certificates

The Active Self Certificates table on the Certificates screen shows the certificates issued to you
by a CA and available for use.
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For each self certificate, the following data is listed:
• Name. The name you used to identify this certificate.
• Subject Name. This is the name that other organizations will see as the holder (owner) of this
certificate. This should be your registered business name or official company name. Generally,
all of your certificates should have the same value in the Subject field.
• Serial Number. This is a serial number maintained by the CA. It is used to identify the
certificate with in the CA.
• Issuer Name. The name of the CA that issued the certificate.
• Expiry Time. The date on which the certificate expires. You should renew the certificate
before it expires.

Obtaining a Self Certificate from a Certificate Authority

To use a self certificate, you must first request the certificate from the CA, then download and
activate the certificate on your system. To request a self certificate from a CA, you must generate a
Certificate Signing Request (CSR) for your VPN firewall. The CSR is a file containing
information about your company and about the device that will hold the certificate. Refer to the
CA for guidelines on the information you include in your CSR.
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