Cisco Cisco Firepower Management Center 4000
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FireSIGHT System User Guide
Chapter 51 Configuring Appliance Settings
Using Custom HTTPS Certificates
To view the certificate details:
Access:
Admin
Step 1
Select
System > Local > Configuration
.
The Information page appears.
Step 2
Click
HTTPS Certificate
.
The HTTPS Certificate page appears, with the details of the current certificate for the appliance.
Generating a Server Certificate Request
License:
Any
You can generate a certificate request based on your appliance information and the identification
information you supply. You can send the resulting request to a certificate authority to request a server
certificate. You can also use it to self-sign a certificate if you have an internal certificate authority (CA)
installed that is trusted by your browser. The generated key is in Base-64 encoded PEM format.
information you supply. You can send the resulting request to a certificate authority to request a server
certificate. You can also use it to self-sign a certificate if you have an internal certificate authority (CA)
installed that is trusted by your browser. The generated key is in Base-64 encoded PEM format.
Note that when you generate a certificate request through the local configuration HTTPS Certificate
page, you can only generate a certificate for a single server. You must type the fully qualified domain
name of the server exactly as it should appear in the certificate in the
page, you can only generate a certificate for a single server. You must type the fully qualified domain
name of the server exactly as it should appear in the certificate in the
Common Name
field. If the common
name and the DNS host name do not match, you receive a warning when connecting to the appliance.
Similarly, if you install a certificate that is not signed by a globally known or internally trusted CA, you
receive a security warning when you connect to the appliance.
Similarly, if you install a certificate that is not signed by a globally known or internally trusted CA, you
receive a security warning when you connect to the appliance.
To generate a certificate request:
Access:
Admin
Step 1
Select
System > Local > Configuration
.
The Information page appears.
Step 2
Click
HTTPS Certificate
.
The HTTPS Certificate page appears.
Table 51-3
HTTPS Server Certificate Information
Field
Description
Subject
For the appliance where the certificate is installed, provides the
commonName, countryName, organizationName, and
organizationalUnitName.
commonName, countryName, organizationName, and
organizationalUnitName.
Issuer
For the appliance that issued the certificate, provides the commonName,
countryName, organizationName, and organizationalUnitName.
countryName, organizationName, and organizationalUnitName.
Validity
Indicates the timeframe during which the certificate is valid.
Version
Indicates the certificate version.
Serial Number
Indicates the certificate serial number.
Signature Algorithm
Indicates the algorithm used to sign the certificate.