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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.
After completing these steps, the
console server
has its own certificate that is used for identifying the
console server
to its users.
Note
You can find information on issuing certificates and configuring HTTPS from the command line in
Chapter 15.