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Select
System: SSL Certificate
and fill out the fields as explained below:
Common name
This is the network name of the
console server
once it is installed in the
network (usually the fully qualified domain name). It is identical to the name that is used to
access the
console server
with a web browser (without the “http://” prefix). In case the
name given here and the actual network name differ, the browser will pop up a security
warning when the
console server
is accessed using HTTPS.
Organizational Unit
Use this field to specify which department within an organization the
console server
belongs to.
Organization
The name of the organization that the
console server
belongs to.
Locality/City
The city where the organization is located.
State/Province
The state or province where the organization is located.
Country
The country where the organization is located. This is the two-letter ISO code,
for example, DE for Germany, or US for the USA. (Note: Enter the country code in CAPITAL
LETTERS.)
The email address of a contact person that is responsible for the
console server
and its security.
Challenge Password
Some certification authorities require a challenge password to
authorize later changes on the certificate (for example, revocation of the certificate). The
password must be at least 4 characters long.
Confirm Challenge Password
Confirmation of the Challenge Password.
Key length
This is the length of the generated key in bits. 1024 Bits are supposed to be
sufficient for most cases. Longer keys may result in slower response time of the
console
server
when establishing connection.
Once this is done, click on the button
Generate CSR
which will initiate the Certificate
Signing Request generation. The CSR can be downloaded to your administration machine
with the
Download
button.
Send the saved CSR string to a Certification Authority (CA) for certification. You will get the
new certificate from the CA after a more or less complicated traditional authentication
process (depending on the CA).
Upload the certificate to the
console server
using the
Upload
button as shown below.
