Nortel Networks 4050 User Manual

Chapter 11 Managing certificates 603

Nortel Secure Network Access Switch 4050 User Guide

 

Click Apply on the toolbar to send the information to the Nortel SNAS 4050. 
Click Commit on the toolbar to generate the CSR.

If one or more of the CA Request field values are invalid, then an error 
message appears describing the problem. If all field values are acceptable, 
then the CSR output appears in the Output Request box.

The private key is created and stored in encrypted form on the Nortel 
SNAS 4050 using the specified certificate number.

Save the CSR to a file.

Click Copy to copy the Output Request text.

Paste the CA request output into a text editor.

Save the file with a .csr extension. Nortel recommends using a file name 
that indicates the server on which the certificate is to be used.

Submit the CSR to a CA such as Entrust or VeriSign.

In a text editor, open the 

.csr

 file you created in 

. 

Copy the entire CSR, including the 

-----BEGIN CERTIFICATE 

REQUEST-----

 and 

-----END CERTIFICATE REQUEST-----

 lines.

Use your web browser to access the CA web site and follow the online 
instructions. The process for submitting the CSR varies with each CA. 
When prompted, paste the CSR as required in the CA online request 
process. If the CA requires you to identify a server software vendor whose 
software you used to generate the CSR, specify Apache.

The CA processes the CSR and returns a signed certificate. Create a backup 
copy of the certificate.

The certificate is ready to be added into the Nortel SNAS 4050 cluster (see 

You can import certificates and private keys into the Nortel SNAS 4050 using 
TFTP, FTP, SCP, or SFTP. For information about the formats supported for 
import, see 

.