Security
TPR User Manual
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Creating a Certificate Request for a Requested Certificate
As preparation for using a certificate which is issued by a certifica-
tion authority for the TPR, a certificate request can be created in the
TPR. 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.
If a certificate request has already been created on the TPR, you
must first delete it; see:
Proceed as follows:
1. Start the TPR Control Center.
2. Select
SECURITY - Certificates
.
3. Click
Certificate request
.
4. Enter the required parameters, see: Table 14
70.
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
.
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
Issued on
Specifies the date from which on the certificate is valid.
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
