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Brocade Mobility 7131 Access Point Product Reference Guide (Supporting software release 4.4.0.0 and later) User Manual

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1. Select System Configuration -> Certificate Mgmt -> Self Certificates from the Mobility 7131

Access Point menu tree.

2. Click on the Add button to create the certificate request.

The Certificate Request screen displays.

3. Complete the request form with the pertinent information. Only 4 values are required, the

others optional.

4. When the form is completed, click the Generate button.

Key ID

Enter a logical name for the certificate to help distinguish between certificates. The name
can be up to 7 characters in length.

Subject

The required

Subject

value contains important information about the certificate. Contact

the CA signing the certificate to determine the content of the Subject parameter.

Signature Algorithm

Use the drop-down menu to select the signature algorithm used for the certificate. Options
include:

MD5-RSA - Message Digest 5 algorithm in combination with RSA
encryption.

SHA1-RSA - Secure Hash Algorithm 1 in combination with RSA
encryption.

Key Length

Defines the length of the key. Possible values are 512, 1024, and 2048.