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The following table describes the labels in this screen.
Table 49 Configuration > Object > Certificate > My Certificates > Add
LABEL
Name
Subject Information
Organizational Unit
Organization
Town (City)
State (Province)
Country
Key Type
Key Length
Enrollment Options
Create a self-signed
certificate
Create a certification
request and save it
locally for later
manual enrollment
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DESCRIPTION
Type a name to identify this certificate. You can use up to 31 alphanumeric and
;'~!@#$%^&()_+[]{}',.=- characters.
Use these fields to record information that identifies the owner of the certificate. You
do not have to fill in every field, although you must specify a Host IP Address, Host
Domain Name, or E-Mail. The certification authority may add fields (such as a serial
number) to the subject information when it issues a certificate. It is recommended
that each certificate have unique subject information.
Select a radio button to identify the certificate's owner by IP address, domain name or
e-mail address. Type the IP address (in dotted decimal notation), domain name or e-
mail address in the field provided. The domain name or e-mail address is for
identification purposes only and can be any string.
A domain name can be up to 255 characters. You can use alphanumeric characters,
the hyphen and periods.
An e-mail address can be up to 63 characters. You can use alphanumeric characters,
the hyphen, the @ symbol, periods and the underscore.
Identify the organizational unit or department to which the certificate owner belongs.
You can use up to 31 characters. You can use alphanumeric characters, the hyphen
and the underscore.
Identify the company or group to which the certificate owner belongs. You can use up
to 31 characters. You can use alphanumeric characters, the hyphen and the
underscore.
Identify the town or city where the certificate owner is located. You can use up to 31
characters. You can use alphanumeric characters, the hyphen and the underscore.
Identify the state or province where the certificate owner is located. You can use up to
31 characters. You can use alphanumeric characters, the hyphen and the underscore.
Identify the nation where the certificate owner is located. You can use up to 31
characters. You can use alphanumeric characters, the hyphen and the underscore.
Select RSA to use the Rivest, Shamir and Adleman public-key algorithm.
Select DSA to use the Digital Signature Algorithm public-key algorithm.
Select a number from the drop-down list box to determine how many bits the key
should use (512 to 2048). The longer the key, the more secure it is. A longer key also
uses more PKI storage space.
These radio buttons deal with how and when the certificate is to be generated.
Select this to have the NWA generate the certificate and act as the Certification
Authority (CA) itself. This way you do not need to apply to a certification authority for
certificates.
Select this to have the NWA generate and store a request for a certificate. Use the My
Certificate Edit screen to view the certification request and copy it to send to the
certification authority.
Copy the certification request from the My Certificate Edit screen and then send it to
the certification authority.
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