ZyXEL Communications 5 Series User Manual
Chapter 20 Certificates
ZyWALL 5/35/70 Series User’s Guide
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Common Name
Select a radio button to identify the certificate’s owner by IP address, domain
name or e-mail address. Type the IP address (in dotted decimal notation),
domain name or e-mail address in the field provided. The domain name or e-
mail address can be up to 31 ASCII characters. The domain name or e-mail
address is for identification purposes only and can be any string.
name or e-mail address. Type the IP address (in dotted decimal notation),
domain name or e-mail address in the field provided. The domain name or e-
mail address can be up to 31 ASCII characters. The domain name or e-mail
address is for identification purposes only and can be any string.
Organizational Unit
Type up to 63 characters to identify the organizational unit or department to
which the certificate owner belongs. You may use any character, including
spaces, but the ZyWALL drops trailing spaces.
which the certificate owner belongs. You may use any character, including
spaces, but the ZyWALL drops trailing spaces.
Organization
Type up to 63 characters to identify the company or group to which the
certificate owner belongs. You may use any character, including spaces, but
the ZyWALL drops trailing spaces.
certificate owner belongs. You may use any character, including spaces, but
the ZyWALL drops trailing spaces.
Country
Type up to 63 characters to identify the nation where the certificate owner is
located. You may use any character, including spaces, but the ZyWALL drops
trailing spaces.
located. You may use any character, including spaces, but the ZyWALL drops
trailing spaces.
The fields below display when you click Advanced >>.
Subject Name
You must configure at least one of these fields.
Select an item from the drop-down list box and enter the corresponding
information in the field to the right.
SN (serial number) - select this and enter the certificate’s identification
number, such as the ZyWALL’s MAC address. You can use up to 63
characters.
CN (common name) - select this and enter a name to identify the owner of the
certificate. You can use up to 63 characters.
OU (organizational unit) - select this and enter a unit within the organization
to identify the owner of the certificate. You can use up to 63 characters.
O (organization) - select this and enter an organization to identify the owner
of the certificate. You can use up to 63 characters.
DC (domain component) - select this and enter the domain component of a
domain to identify the owner of the certificate. For example, if the domain is
zyxel.com, the domain component is “zyxel” or “com”. You can use up to 63
characters.
L (locality name) - select this and enter the place where the owner of the
certificate resides, such as a city or county. You can use up to 63 characters.
ST (state or province name) - select this and enter the state or province in
which the owner of the certificate resides. You can use up to 63 characters.
C (country) - select this and enter the name of the country at which the owner
of the certificate resides. You can use up to 63 characters.
unstructuredName (PKCS 9 unname) - select this and enter the name of the
owner of the certificate as an unstructured ASCII string. You can use up to 63
characters. Check with the certificate’s issuing certification authority for their
interpretation in this field if you select to apply to a certification authority for a
certificate.
unstructuredAddress (PKCS 9 unaddr) - select this and enter the address
of the owner of the certificate as an unstructured ASCII string. You can use up
to 63 characters. Check with the certificate’s issuing certification authority for
their interpretation in this field if you select to apply to a certification authority
for a certificate.
MAILTO (PKCS 9 email address) - select this and enter the email address of
the owner of the certificate. You can use up to 63 characters. Check with the
certificate’s issuing certification authority for their interpretation in this field if
you select to apply to a certification authority for a certificate.
Select an item from the drop-down list box and enter the corresponding
information in the field to the right.
SN (serial number) - select this and enter the certificate’s identification
number, such as the ZyWALL’s MAC address. You can use up to 63
characters.
CN (common name) - select this and enter a name to identify the owner of the
certificate. You can use up to 63 characters.
OU (organizational unit) - select this and enter a unit within the organization
to identify the owner of the certificate. You can use up to 63 characters.
O (organization) - select this and enter an organization to identify the owner
of the certificate. You can use up to 63 characters.
DC (domain component) - select this and enter the domain component of a
domain to identify the owner of the certificate. For example, if the domain is
zyxel.com, the domain component is “zyxel” or “com”. You can use up to 63
characters.
L (locality name) - select this and enter the place where the owner of the
certificate resides, such as a city or county. You can use up to 63 characters.
ST (state or province name) - select this and enter the state or province in
which the owner of the certificate resides. You can use up to 63 characters.
C (country) - select this and enter the name of the country at which the owner
of the certificate resides. You can use up to 63 characters.
unstructuredName (PKCS 9 unname) - select this and enter the name of the
owner of the certificate as an unstructured ASCII string. You can use up to 63
characters. Check with the certificate’s issuing certification authority for their
interpretation in this field if you select to apply to a certification authority for a
certificate.
unstructuredAddress (PKCS 9 unaddr) - select this and enter the address
of the owner of the certificate as an unstructured ASCII string. You can use up
to 63 characters. Check with the certificate’s issuing certification authority for
their interpretation in this field if you select to apply to a certification authority
for a certificate.
MAILTO (PKCS 9 email address) - select this and enter the email address of
the owner of the certificate. You can use up to 63 characters. Check with the
certificate’s issuing certification authority for their interpretation in this field if
you select to apply to a certification authority for a certificate.
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