Symantec Security 5600 Series, Security 5400 Series,Clientless VPN 4400 Series, Administration Manual

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555 SSL server certificate management
Generating a request file
Generating a request file
After you have generated a certificate on the security gateway, you can use it as is (that is, self-signed)
or you can generate a request file with which to send it to a certificate authority to get it signed.
Prerequisites
Complete the following tasks before beginning this procedure:
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“Installing a certificate authority” on page 553
■
“Creating a new certificate” on page 554
To generate a request file
1 After you have generated the new certificate, in the SGMI, in the left pane, under System, click
Configuration .
2 In the right pane, on the SSL Server Certificates tab, click Generate request file .
3 In the Save dialog box, select the directory in which to save the request file on your local system
and give the file a name.
4 Click Save .
5 Send the request file to the certificate authority.
Related information
For further information related to this topic, see the following:
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“Installing a signed certificate” on page 555
Installing a signed certificate
After you send the request file to the certificate authority, that certificate authority sends the
certificate back with its signature added. You can then install this certificate on the security gateway.
Prerequisites
Complete the following tasks before beginning this procedure:
■
“Installing a certificate authority” on page 553
■
“Creating a new certificate” on page 554
■
“Generating a request file” on page 555
To install a signed certificate
1 In the SGMI, in the left pane, under System, click Configuration .
2
In the right pane, on the SSL Server Certificates tab, click Install signed certificate .
3 Browse to your local desktop (or wherever you stored the signed certificate) and select the signed
certificate.
4
Click Open .
5 Optionally, do one of the following:
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To save your configuration now and activate later, on the toolbar, click Save .
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To activate your configuration now, on the toolbar, click Activate .
When prompted to save your changes, click Yes .
Related information
None.