Cisco Cisco Clean Access 3.5
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Cisco Clean Access Server Installation and Administration Guide
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Chapter 11 Administer the Clean Access Server
Manage SSL Certificates
Export Certificate Request
Exporting a certificate request generates a PKCS#10-formatted certificate request suitable for
submission to a certificate authority. The certificate request will be based on the certificate currently in
the keystore database.
submission to a certificate authority. The certificate request will be based on the certificate currently in
the keystore database.
To create a certificate request:
1.
Go to Device Management > CCA Servers > Manage [CAS_IP] > Network > Certs.
2.
Choose Export Certificate Request/Database from the Choose an action dropdown menu.
Figure 11-3
Certs —Export Certificate Request
3.
Click Export CSR. A certificate signing request file is generated and available for downloading.
4.
Save the file to your hard drive (or open it immediately in a text editor if you are ready to fill out the
certificate request form).
certificate request form).
5.
Use the certificate request file to request a certificate from a certificate authority. When you order a
certificate, you may be asked to copy and paste the contents of the
certificate, you may be asked to copy and paste the contents of the
.csr
file into a CSR field of the
order form.
6.
It is recommended that you create a backup of the private key used to generate the request. To do
so, click Export Private Key in the Export Certificate Request form. You are prompted to save or
open the file. Save it to a secure location.
so, click Export Private Key in the Export Certificate Request form. You are prompted to save or
open the file. Save it to a secure location.
When you receive the signed certificate, you can import it into the Clean Access Manager as described
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