Adding A New Key; Transferring Keys - Motorola RFS7000 Series System Reference Manual

6.10.2.1 Adding a New Key

If none of the keys listed within the Keys tab are suitable for use with a certificate, consider creating a new
key pair.
1. Select Security >
2. Select the Keys tab.
3. Click the Add button at the bottom of the screen.
4. Enter a Key Name
5. Define the Key Size
6. Refer to the Status
error messages if something goes wrong in the transaction between the applet and the switch.
7. Click OK to save the changes to the running configuration and close the dialog.
8. Click Cancel to close the dialog without committing updates to the running configuration.

6.10.2.2 Transferring Keys

The Transfer screen allows for the transfer of keys to and from the switch to (and from) a server or local disk.
Transferring keys is recommended to ensure server certificate key information is available if problems are
encountered with the switch and the data needs to be retreived.
1. Select Security >
2. Click the Keys Tab.
3. Highlight a target file, and select the
4. Use the From drop-down menu to specify the location from which the log file is sent. If only the applet
is available as a transfer location, use the default switch option.
5. Select a target file for the file transfer from the
Server Certificates from the main menu tree.
in the space provided to specify a name for the new key pair.
between 1024 and 2048 in the space provided.
field for the current state of the requests made from applet. This field displays
Server Certificate from the main menu tree.
Transfer Keys button.
File drop-down menu.
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