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Certificate installation, Viewing the certificate installation section – HP Secure Key Manager User Manual

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Description

Component

Click Install Certificate to go to the Certificate Installation page. The Install Certificate
button can be applied to either certificate requests or active certificates.

When applied to a certificate request the button is intended for transforming the
certificate request into an active certificate.

When applied to an existing certificate the button is intended for reinstalling a
certificate. Applying the Install Certificate button to a certificate should not be used
under normal circumstances.

NOTE:

For more information on installing a certificate, see

Certificate Installation

.

Install Certificate

Click Create Self Sign Certificate to create a self-signed certificate. The Create Self Sign
Certificate button is only enabled for certificate requests. See

Installing a Certificate

for more information.

Create Self Sign Cer-
tificate

Click Back to return to the Certificate Configuration page.

Back

Certificate Installation

Use the Certificate Installation section to install a certificate for a certificate request that was generated
on the SKM, or to reinstall a certificate for an active certificate. Supported certificate types include
PEM-encoded PKCS #7, PEM-encoded PKCS #12, and PEM-encoded X509.

Figure 78 Viewing the Certificate Installation section

NOTE:

When multiple certificates are nested in one certificate, the certificate is installed as a certificate chain.

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