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Managing digital certificates IPSec VPN
Generating the certificate request
With this procedure, you generate a private and public key pair. The public key is the
base component of the certificate request.
To generate the certificate request:
1 Go to VPN > Local Certificates .
2 Select Generate.
3 Enter a Certificate Name.
The name can contain numbers (0-9), uppercase and lowercase letters (A-Z, a-z), and
the special characters - and _. Other special characters and spaces are not allowed.
4 Configure the Subject Information that
identifies the object being certified.
Preferably use an IP address or domain name. If this is impossible (such as with a
dialup client), use an e-mail address.
5 Configure the Optional Information to
further identify the object being certified.
6 Configure the key
.
7 Select OK to generate the private and public key pair and the certificate request.
The private/public key pair will be generated and the certificate request will be
displayed on the Local Certificates list with a status of Pending.
Host IP For Host IP, enter the IP address of the FortiGate unit being certified.
Domain Name For Domain name, enter the fully qualified domain name of the FortiGate
unit being certified. Do not include the protocol specification (http://) or
any port number or path names.
E-Mail For E-mail, enter the email address of the owner of the FortiGate unit
being certified. Typically, e-mail addresses are entered only for clients, not
gateways.
Organization Unit Enter a name that identifies the department or unit within the organization
that is requesting the certificate for the FortiGate unit (such as
Manufacturing or MF).
Organization Enter the legal name of the organization that is requesting the certificate
for the FortiGate unit (such as Fortinet).
Locality Enter the name of the city or town where the FortiGate unit is located
(such as Vancouver).
State/Province Enter the name of the state or province where the FortiGate unit is located
(such as California or CA).
Country Select the country where the FortiGate unit is located.
e-mail Enter a contact e-mail address for the FortiGate unit. Typically, e-mail
addresses are entered only for clients, not gateways.
Key Type Select RSA as the key encryption type. No other key type is supported.
Key Size Select 1024 Bit, 1536 Bit or 2048 Bit. Larger keys are slower to generate
but more secure. Not all products support all three key sizes.