CSR Information
Description
Hash Algorithm
Specifies the hash algorithm for the CSR: SHA-256 (recommended) or
SHA-1 (not recommended).
Common Name (CN)
Specifies the system name. Poly recommends the following guidelines for
this field:
▪
For systems registered in DNS, use the system's fully qualified domain
name (FQDN).
▪
For systems not registered in DNS, use the system's IP address.
Maximum characters: 64 (truncated if necessary). Default is blank.
Organizational Unit (OU)
Specifies the unit of business defined by your organization. Default is
blank. Maximum Characters: 64
Note: The system supports only one OU field. If you want the signed
certificate to include more than one OU field, you must download
and edit the CSR manually.
Organization (O)
Specifies your organization’s name. Default is blank. Maximum Characters:
64
City or Locality (L)
Specifies the city where your organization is located. Default is blank.
Maximum Characters: 128
State or Province (ST)
Specifies the state or province where your organization is located. Default
is blank. Maximum Characters: 128
Country (C)
Displays the country selected in the setup wizard. Cannot be changed
here.
SAN: FQDN
Specifies the FQDN assigned to the system. This is the same as the
Common Name (CN)
, but it isn’t truncated. Default is blank. Maximum
Characters: 253
SAN: Additional Name
Specifies an additional name. Default is blank. Maximum Characters: 253
SAN: IPv4 Address
Default is the IPv4 address of the system. Maximum Characters: 15
User Principle Name (UPN)
Specifies the user and domain name to log in to a Windows domain (for
example,
). This is the
userPrincipalName
attribute of the account object in Active Directory.
Relate this setting to the 802.1X identity and password you specified on the
Network
>
LAN Options
page. Default is blank.
4.
Select
Create
.
5.
If the CSR was created successfully, select
CSR Available for Download
to download the CSR
file to send to a CA, which issues your signed certificate.
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