Configuring Security
Using SSL Certificates for Authentication
Cisco RV220W Administration Guide
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Generating a Certificate Request
Generate
Self Signed Certificate Request
page to generate a Certificate Signing
Request (CSR) file to submit to a CA.
To open this page:
From the
Security > SSL Certificate
page,
Trusted
Certificates (CA Certificate) Table
, click
Generate a New Certificate
.
STEP 1
Enter the following information:
•
Name—
Enter a unique name to identify this request, for your reference.
•
Subject—
Use the standard codes to enter the values that are required by
your CA. The CN value is mandatory. Other common codes are described
below.
-
Example: CN=www.company.com, O=My Company, C=US, S=California,
L=Mountain View.
-
Common Name (CN)
—
Enter the Host + Domain Name, such as
company.com or www.company.com.
-
Organization (O)
—
Enter the company name. If it includes any special
characters such as & omit the symbol and either spell it out or omit it.
-
Country Name (C)
—
Enter the two-letter code for the country, without
punctuation for country, for example: US for United Status or CA for
Canada.
-
State or Province (S)
—
Enter the full name of the state or province. Do not
abbreviate the state or province name, for example: California
-
Locality or City (L)
—
Enter the city or town name, for example: Berkeley
-
Organizational Unit (OU): This field is optional; but can be used to help
identify certificates registered to an organization. The Organizational Unit
(OU) field is the name of the department or organization unit making the
request.
•
Hash Algorithm—
Choose the algorithm:
MD5
or SHA-1. The algorithm used
to sign the certificate (RSA) is shown. The Signature Algorithm is RSA.
•
Signature Key Length—
Enter the signature key length, or the length of the
signature (
512
,
1024
, or
2048
).
•
IP Address—
(Optional) Enter the IP address of the router.
•
Domain Name—
(Optional) Enter the domain name of the router.