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Installing a ca certificate – HP Secure Key Manager User Manual

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4.

Select Intermediate CA Request as the Certificate Authority Type.

5.

Click Create. The new request appears in the Local Certificate Authority List section with a status
of CA Certificate Request Pending.

6.

Navigate to the Local Certificate Authority List section of the Certificate and CA Configuration
page (Security > Local CAs).

7.

Select the CA Certificate Request and click Properties to access the CA Certificate Information
section.

8.

Copy the CA certificate request text.

The certificate text looks similar, but not identical, to the following text.

-----BEGIN CERTIFICATE REQUEST-----

MIIBmzCCAQQCAQAwWzEPMA0GA1UEAxMGZmxldGNoMQkwBwYDVQQKEwA

VBAsTADEJMAcGA1UEBxMAMQkwBwYDVQQIEwAxCzAJBgNVBAYTAlVTMQ

ZIhvcNAQkBFgAwgZ8wDQYJKoZIhvcAYBABTUxxgY0AMIGJAoGBAMUqA

sCcUqnt5Yug+qTSbgEFnvnYWUApHKDlx5keC1lguQDU1ol2Xcc3YGrU

JIMK2giQ5b+ABQDemRiD11vInQqkhV6ngWBRD0lpKCjU6QXDEE9KGCK

0rr2LErqxUuYwOu50Tfn4T3tKb1HGgfdzAgMBAAGgADANBgkqhkiG9w

OBgQCuYnv8vBzXEZpgLD71FfeDK2Zqh0FnfTHXAkHrj4JP3MCMF5nKH

NHHy0cYKTDP+hor68R76XhLVapKMqNuUHUYf7CTB5JNHHy0cYKTNHHy

Ce8nvvUG+yp2Eh8aJ7thaua41xDFXPmIEXTqzXi1++DCWAdWayXmg==

-----END CERTIFICATE REQUEST-----

CAUTION:

Be sure to include the first and last lines

(-----BEGIN CERT... and -----END

CERT...)

, and copy only the text in the certificate. Do not copy any extra white space.

9.

Sign this request with another CA. Copy the signed certificate text.

10.

Navigate back to the Local Certificate Authority List section.

11.

Select the CA Certificate Request and click Properties to access the CA Certificate Information
section.

12.

Click Install Certificate.

13.

Paste the text of the signed CA certificate into the Certificate Response field.

14.

Click Save.

When you return to the Local Certificate Authority List section, the CA certificate is now active.

Installing a CA certificate

Prior to installing a CA certificate, you must have a copy of the CA certificate on your local drive.

To install a CA certificate:

1.

Log in to the Management Console as an administrator with Certificate Authorities access control.

Performing configuration and operation tasks

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