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Certificates and Client Authentication

Generating and Submitting a CSR Using the CLI

Step

Action

1

Initiate requesting a certificate signing request (CSR), and
provide the necessary information.

Note: When specifying a certificate number, make sure not
to use a number currently used by an existing certificate. To
view basic information about all configured certificates, use
the

/info/certs

command. The information displayed lists

all configured certificates by their main attributes, including
the certificate number (in the Certificate Menu line, such as
"Certificate Menu 1:").

Explanations for the requested units of information: Note that
you do not have to complete all fields. Only one of Common
Name and E-mail Address is strictly required.

Country Name: The two-letter ISO code for the

country where the Web server is located. For current
information about ISO country codes, visit for example

http://www.iana.org/

.

State or Province Name: This is the name of the state or
province where the head office of the organization is located.
Enter the full name of the state or province.

Locality Name: The name of the city where the head office
of the organization is located.

Nortel VPN Gateway

User Guide

NN46120-104

02.01

Standard

14 April 2008

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