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Creating a Certificate Request for a Requested Certificate
As preparation for using a certificate which is issued by a certification authority for primos,
a certificate request can be created in the primos. The request must be sent to the
certification authority which creates an certificate on the basis of this request. The
certificate must be in 'base64' format.
Note
If a certificate request has already been created in primos, you must first delete the
certificate request (
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1. Start the primos Control Center.
2. Select
SECURITY – Certificates .
3. Click Certificate request .
4. Enter the required parameters, table 10
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5. Click Create a request .
The creation of the certificate request is in progress. This may take a few minutes.
6. Select Upload and save the requests in a text file.
7. Click OK .
8. Send the text file as certificate request to a certification authority.
When the certificate has been received, it must be saved in the device
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Location Specifies the locality where the company is based.
You can enter a maximum of 64 characters.
State name Specifies the state in which the company is based.
You can enter a maximum of 64 characters.
(Optional entry)
Domain component Allows you to enter additional attributes.
(Optional entry)
Country Specifies the country in which the company is based. Enter the two-digit
country code according to ISO 3166. Examples:
DE = Germany, GB = Great Britain, US = USA
Expires on Specifies the date from which on the certificate becomes invalid.
RSA key length Defines the length of the RSA key used:
- 512 bit (fast encryption and decryption)
- 768 bit
- 1024 bit (standard encryption and decryption)
- 2048 bit (slow encryption and decryption)
Parameters Description