HP Virtual Connect 8Gb 20-port Fibre Channel Module for c-Class BladeSystem - Manual (Page 55)

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The following table describes the fields on the SSL Certificate Administration (Certificate Signing Request)
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Field Possible values Description
Required Information
Country (C) Must be a two character country
code. Only alphabetic characters
are allowed.
The two character country code that identifies
the country where the VC domain is located
State or Province (ST) 1 to 30 characters in length The state or province where the VC domain is
located
City or Locality (L) 1 to 50 characters in length The city or locality where the VC domain is
located
Organization Name (O) 1 to 60 characters in length The organization that owns this VC domain.
When this information is used to generate a
certificate signing request, the issuing
certificate authority can verify that the
organization requesting the certificate is
legally entitled to claim ownership of the
given company name or organization.
Common Name (CN) 1 to 60 characters in length. To
prevent security alerts, the value
of this field must match the host
name as it is known by the web
browser. The web browser
compares the host name in the
resolved web address to the
name that appears in the
certificate. For example, if the
web address in the address field
is https://oa-001635.xyz.com,
then the value must be
oa-001635.xyz.com.
The VC domain name that appears in the
browser web address field. This certificate
attribute is generally referred to as the
common name.
Optional Information
Contact Person 0 to 60 characters in length The person responsible for the VC domain
Email Address 0 to 60 characters in length The email address of the contact person
responsible for the VC domain
Organizational Unit 0 to 60 characters in length The unit within the company or organization
that owns the VC domain
Surname 0 to 60 characters in length The surname of the person responsible for the
VC domain
Given Name 0 to 60 characters in length The given name of the person responsible for
the VC domain
Initials 0 to 20 characters in length The initials of the person responsible for the
VC domain
DN Qualifier 0 to 60 characters in length.
Acceptable characters are all
alphanumeric, the space, and the
following punctuation marks: ' ( )
+ , - . / : = ?
The distinguished name qualifier of the VC
domain