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Configuring Digital Certificates
This chapter describes how to configure digital certificates and includes the following sections:
• Information About Digital Certificates, page 41-1
• Licensing Requirements for Digital Certificates, page 41-7
• Prerequisites for Local Certificates, page 41-7
• Guidelines and Limitations, page 41-8
• Configuring Digital Certificates, page 41-9
• Monitoring Digital Certificates, page 41-41
• Feature History for Certificate Management, page 41-43
Information About Digital Certificates
CAs are responsible for managing certificate requests and issuing digital certificates. A digital certificate
includes information that identifies a user or device, such as a name, serial number, company,
department, or IP address. A digital certificate also includes a copy of the public key for the user or
device. A CA can be a trusted third party, such as VeriSign, or a private (in-house) CA that you establish
within your organization.
Tip For an example of a scenario that includes certificate configuration and load balancing, see the following
URL:
https://supportforums.cisco.com/docs/DOC-5964.
This section includes the following topics:
• Public Key Cryptography, page 41-2
• Certificate Scalability, page 41-2
• Key Pairs, page 41-2
• Trustpoints, page 41-3
• Revocation Checking, page 41-4
• The Local CA, page 41-6