Nortel Networks 4050 User Manual

Chapter 11 Managing certificates 585

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To verify that the current certificate number is not in use by an installed 
certificate, use the 

 command.

Copy the certificate.

In a text editor, open the certificate file you received from the CA. 

Copy the entire contents, including the 

-----BEGIN 

CERTIFICATE-----

 and 

-----END CERTIFICATE-----

 lines.

If the certificate file contains the private key as well, also include the 
entire contents of the key, including the 

-----BEGIN RSA PRIVATE 

KEY-----

 and 

-----END RSA PRIVATE KEY-----

 lines.

Add the certificate. 

Enter the following command:

Paste the certificate at the command prompt.

Press Enter to create a new line, and then enter an ellipsis (

...

) to 

terminate.

If you are pasting in the private key at the same time, and if the key has 
been password protected, you are prompted to enter the password phrase. 
The password phrase required is the one specified when the key was 
created or exported.

Apply the changes.

If you obtained the certificate by using the 

 

command to generate the CSR and are using the same certificate number, the 
certificate is now fully installed.

If you obtained the certificate by means other than using the 

 command to generate the CSR and are using a new certificate 

number, you must now add the corresponding private key (see