HP ProCurve 6120G/XG Manual page 313

Table 8-1.
Valid Start Date
Valid End Date
Common name
Organization
Organizational
Unit
City or location
State name
Country code
For example, to generate a key and a new host certificate:
Figure 8-3. Example of Generating a Self-Signed Server Host certificate on the CLI for the Switch.
N o t e s
"Zeroizing" the switch's server host certificate or key automatically disables
SSL (sets web-management ssl to No). Thus, if you zeroize the server host
certificate or key and then generate a new key and server certificate, you must
also re-enable SSL with the web-management ssl command before the switch
can resume SSL operation.
Certificate Field Descriptions
Field Name
This should be the date you desire to begin using the SSL
functionality.
This can be any future date, however good security practices would
suggest a valid duration of about one year between updates of
passwords and keys.
This should be the IP address or domain name associated with the
switch. Your web browser may warn you if this field does not match
the URL entered into the web browser when accessing the switch
This is the name of the entity (e.g. company) where the switch is in
service.
This is the name of the sub-entity (e.g. department) where the
switch is in service.
This is the name of the city where switch is in service
This is the name of the state or province where switch is in service
This is the ISO two-letter country-code where switch is in service
Configuring Secure Socket Layer (SSL)
Configuring the Switch for SSL Operation
Description
Generate New Key
Generate New Certificate
Enter certificate Arguments
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