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Configure the common name for
the entity
common-name
name
Optional
No common name is specified by
default.
Configure the country code for the
entity
country country-code-str
Optional
No country code is specified by
default.
Configure the FQDN for the entity
fqdn name-str
Optional
No FQDN is specified by default.
Configure the IP address for the
entity
ip
ip-address
Optional
No IP address is specified by
default.
Configure the locality of the entity
locality locality-name
Optional
No locality is specified by default.
Configure the organization name
for the entity
organization org-name
Optional
No organization is specified by
default.
Configure the unit name for the
entity
organization-unit
org-unit-name
Optional
No unit is specified by default.
Configure the state or province for
the entity
state state-name
Optional
No state or province is specified by
default.
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Currently, up to two entities can be created on a device.
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The Windows 2000 CA server has some restrictions on the data length of a certificate request. If
the entity DN in a certificate request goes beyond a certain limit, the server will not respond to the
certificate request.
Configuring a PKI Domain
Before requesting a PKI certificate, an entity needs to be configured with some enrollment information,
which is referred to as a PKI domain. A PKI domain is intended only for convenience of reference by
other applications like IKE and SSL, and has only local significance.
A PKI domain is defined by these parameters:
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Trusted CA
An entity requests a certificate from a trusted CA.
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Entity
A certificate applicant uses an entity to provide its identity information to a CA.
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RA
Generally, an independent RA is in charge of certificate request management. It receives the
registration request from an entity, checks its qualification, and determines whether to ask the CA to
sign a digital certificate. The RA only checks the application qualification of an entity; it does not issue