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Table 57 Certificate Information section components

Component

Description

Certificate Name

Name of the certificate. This name is only used internally.

Key Size

Size of the key associated with this certificate.

Start Date

The activation date for the certificate. The certificate cannot be used before the

activation date.

Expiration

The expiration date for the certificate. The certificate cannot be used after the

expiration date.

Issuer

Full information about the CA who issued the certificate.

Subject

Full information about the entity to whom the certificate is issued.

Purpose

A certificate installed on the SKM can be client or server.

Download

Click Download to download the certificate request data or the certificate data onto

your web browser.

Install Certificate

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

.

Create Self Sign

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.

Back

Click Back to return to the Certificate Configuration page.

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.

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