Brocade Communications Systems 12.4.00a Manual De Usuario

Configuring SSL on a ServerIron ADX

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Converting a PFX file to a P12 file
To convert a PFX file to a P12 file on a Windows machine, change the extension from .PFX to .P12

Converting a PFX file to a PEM file
To convert a PFX file to a PEM file on a Windows machine, follow these steps:

1. If you do not have it installed, download and install the Win32 OpenSSL package from the URL 

described under 

2. Create a folder C:\certs and copy the file yourcert.pfx into the c:\certs folder

3. Open a command prompt and change into the GnuWin32\bin directory:

cd %ProgramFiles%\GnuWin32\bin

4. Type the following command to convert the PFX file to an unencrypted PEM file (all on one line):

openssl pkcs12 -in c:\certs\yourcert.pfx -out c:\certs\yourcert.pem –nodes

Importing keys and certificates

You can import keys and certificates to and from a ServerIron ADX. Generally you export a CSR 
(certificate signing request) from a ServerIron ADX, have it signed by a CA, and import it back into 
the ServerIron ADX.

You also need the import and export functionality if you want to use client-authentication to 
transfer the CA certificate to a ServerIron ADX.

The ServerIron ADX supports SCP protocol for transferring keys and certificates. An internal SCP 
server is provided and must be enabled before any transfer. A ServerIron ADX only responds to 
transfer requests initiated by remote clients.

Enabling an SCP server
The SCP server relies on the SSH protocol. SCP is enabled by default. But, you need to enable SSH 
first to generate the SSH key.

 If the SSH server is not enabled, take the following steps to enable it.

1. Configure a domain name as shown. In this example, "www.mydomain.com" is configured as 

the domain name.

ServerIronADX(config)# ip dns domain-name www.mydomain.com 

2. Create a username. In this example, "secret" is configured as the username.

ServerIronADX(config)# username admin password secret 

3. Enable SCP. 

ServerIronADX(config)# crypto key generate dsa

4.  Allow empty SSH passwords. 

ServerIronADX(config)# ip ssh permit-empty-passwd ye

Detailed descriptions of the commands used in this procedure are described in the following 
manual: ServerIron ADX Administration Guide.