beautypg.com

Managing private keys and certificates, Roadmap of certificate management commands – Nortel Networks 5500 series User Manual

Page 301

background image

Managing private keys and certificates

301

2

Create a new certificate, using an unused certificate number (see

“Generating and submitting a CSR” (page 305)

).

a

Generate a CSR.

b Submit the CSR to a CA.

3

When you receive the new, signed certificate, add it to the Nortel
SNAS (see

“Installing certificates and keys” (page 299)

).

4

Map the new certificate to the portal server (see

“Configuring

SSL settings” (page 102)

).

5

After testing to verify that the new certificate works as intended,
delete the old certificate.

In the CLI, use the

/cfg/cert /del

command. In the SREM, use the Certificates > Certificates
screen to remove the old certificate.

--End--

Managing private keys and certificates

You can perform the following certificate management tasks in the CLI:

view, validate, and manage certificates and private keys (see

“Managing and viewing certificates and keys” (page 302)

)

generate requests for signed certificates (see

“Generating and

submitting a CSR” (page 305)

)

add certificates by copy-and-paste (see

“Adding a certificate to the

Nortel SNAS ” (page 310)

)

add private keys by copy-and-paste (see

“Adding a private key to the

Nortel SNAS ” (page 312)

)

import certificates and private keys (see

“Importing certificates and

keys into the Nortel SNAS ” (page 314)

)

save certificates and private keys (see

“Displaying or saving a

certificate and key” (page 316)

)

export certificates and private keys (see

“Exporting a certificate and

key from the Nortel SNAS ” (page 318)

)

create a self-signed certificate for testing purposes (see

“Generating a

test certificate” (page 320)

)

Roadmap of certificate management commands

The following roadmap lists the CLI commands to configure and manage
server certificates for the Nortel SNAS cluster. Use this list as a quick
reference or click on any entry for more information:

Nortel Secure Network Access Switch

Using the Command Line Interface

NN47230-100

03.01

Standard

28 July 2008

Copyright © 2007, 2008 Nortel Networks

.

This manual is related to the following products: