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Configuring certificates, Creating certificates – Allied Telesis AT-S60 User Manual

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Chapter 21: Public Key Infrastructure (PKI)

Section III: Security Features

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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 364

Adding Certificates to the Database on page 369

Deleting and Modifying Certificates on page 371

Viewing Certificates on page 374

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 347.

1. From the Main Menu, type 6 to select Security Menu.

The Security Menu is shown in Figure 30 on page 105.

2. From the Security menu, select the Keys/Certificate Configuration

menu.

The Keys/Certificate Configuration Menu is shown in Figure 121
on page 348.

3. From the Keys/Certificate menu, select 3 - Public Key Infrastructure

(PKI) Configuration.