Allied Telesis AT-S60 - Manual (Page 508)

Chapter 24: Public Key Infrastructure (PKI)
Section V: Security Features 508
Configuring Certificates
Use the procedures in this section to create a certificate, add it to
a certificate database, delete a certificate, modify a certificate or
view a certificate. The following procedures are provided:
❑ Creating Certificates on page 508
❑ Adding Certificates to the Database on page 513
❑ Deleting and Modifying Certificates on page 515
❑ Viewing Certificates on page 518
There are two ways of obtaining certificates. You can create a
certificate using the procedure described below in the Creating
Certificates section or you can download a certificate from the
Internet. In either case, once you have a certificate, you need to
add it to the database so it can become active. After you add a
certificate to the certificate database, it is displayed on the
X509 Certificate Management Menu.
Creating
Certificates
To create a self-signed certificate, perform the following procedure:
Note
Before you create a certificate, you need to record the Key Pair IDs
you have assigned using the Key Management Menu. See
Configuring Keys for Encryption on page 491.
1. From the Main Menu, type 6 to select Security Menu.
The Security Menu is shown in Figure 151 on page 473.
2. From the Security menu, select the Keys/Certificate Configuration
menu.
The Keys/Certificate Configuration Menu is shown in Figure 156
on page 492.
3. From the Keys/Certificate menu, select 3 - Public Key Infrastructure
(PKI) Configuration.