Minuteman UPS PARA SYSTEMS SNMP-NV6 - Manual (Page 42)

SNMP-NV6
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12 How do I generate a private SSL certificate file (PEM format) for HTTPS?
Answer:
1) Download the openssl from http://www.openssl.org and install it on the Linux
machine.
2) Open the command shell and enter the following command to create your own
certificate file:
Openssl req –x509 –nodes –days 3650 –newkey rsa:1024 –keyout cert.pem –out cert.pem
3) Once it is complete the cert.pem will be created in the current working
directory.
4) Upload the cert.pem file to the SNMP-NV6 card through the web page.
13 How do I generate the SSH DSA and RSA keys for SSH?
Answer:
For Linux Version:
1) Download the openssh from http://www.openssh.org and install it on the Linux
machine.
2) Open the command shell and enter the following command to create your own
keys: Ignore the passphrase when ask.
DSA Key: ssh-keygen –t dsa
RSA Key: ssh-keygen –t rsa
3) Upload the DSA and RSA key files to the SNMP-NV6 card through the web
page.
For Windows Version:
1) Download the Putty from http://www.putty.org and install it.
2) Run the puttygen.exe in the putty installed directory.
3) Select SSH-2 RSA from the Parameters area and select the Generate key
pair from the Key menu to generate the RSA key.
4) Select Export OpenSSH Key from the Conversions menu and assign a file
name for the RSA key. Ignore the passphrase when ask.
5) Select SSH-2 DSA from the Parameters area and select the Generate key
pair from the Key menu to generate the DSA key.
6) Select Export OpenSSH Key from the Conversions menu and assign a file
name for the DSA key. Ignore the passphrase when ask.
7) Upload the DSA and RSA key files to the SNMP-NV6 card through the web
page.