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Chapter 11 Managing certificates 583
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Save the CSR to a file.
a
Copy the entire CSR, including the
-----BEGIN CERTIFICATE
REQUEST-----
and
-----END CERTIFICATE REQUEST-----
lines,
and paste it into a text editor.
b
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.
6
Save the private key to a file.
If you intend to use the same certificate number when you add the returned
certificate to the Nortel SNAS 4050, perform this step only if you want to
create a backup copy of the private key.
certificate to the Nortel SNAS 4050, perform this step only if you want to
create a backup copy of the private key.
If you do not intend to use the same certificate number when you add the
returned certificate to the Nortel SNAS 4050, you must perform this step in
order to create the key file. When you add the returned certificate to the Nortel
SNAS 4050 using a different certificate number, you will have to associate the
private key with the new certificate by pasting or importing the contents of the
key file (see
returned certificate to the Nortel SNAS 4050, you must perform this step in
order to create the key file. When you add the returned certificate to the Nortel
SNAS 4050 using a different certificate number, you will have to associate the
private key with the new certificate by pasting or importing the contents of the
key file (see
a
Display the certificate and key (see
).
b
Copy the private key, including the
-----BEGIN RSA PRIVATE
KEY-----
and
-----END RSA PRIVATE KEY-----
lines, and paste it
into a text editor.
c
Save the text editor file with a
.pem
extension. Nortel recommends using
the same file name that you defined for the
.csr
), so the
connection between the two files is obvious.
7
Submit the CSR to a CA such as Entrust or VeriSign.
a
In a text editor, open the
.csr
file you created in
.
b
Copy the entire CSR, including the
-----BEGIN CERTIFICATE
REQUEST-----
and
-----END CERTIFICATE REQUEST-----
lines.
c
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.
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.