Converting a Certificate from PEM to PKCS12 Format
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4. Select the
Directory Security
tab and click the
Server Certificate
button.
5. Select
Next
, and follow the Certificate Wizard prompts:
a.
Select
Create a new certificate
, and then
Next
.
b. Select
Prepare the request now, but send it later
, and then
Next
.
c.
Type a
Name
for the certificate and select a
Bit Length
that is a multiple of 8. For most purposes, a bit
length of 1024 is adequate. Longer bit lengths increase security at the expense of more SSL processing.
Select
Next
.
d. Type in an
Organization
(e.g.,
MyCompany, Inc.
) and
Organizational Unit
(e.g.,
Marketing
); then
select
Next
.
e.
Type in the
Common name
for the certificate, and then select
Next
.
For a
server certificate
, the
Common Name
provided must be the DNS-resolvable fully qualified domain
name (FQDN) used by the Equalizer cluster. When a client receives the certificate from the server, the
client browser will display a warning if the
Common Name
does not match the hostname of the request
URI.
For a
client certificate
, the
Common Name
in the client’s copy of the certificate is only compared to the
Common Name
in the copy of the client certificate on the server, so
Common Name
can be any value.
f.
Type in a
Country/Region
,
State/province
, and
City/locality
; then select
Next
.
g. The last step in the wizard is to name and locate the new CSR. The default name and location will be
c:\certreq.txt
unless you choose otherwise.
6. Visit the SSL vendor’s website to submit your certificate request.
7. Once the SSL vendor has mailed the new signed certificate back to you, do one of the following:
a.
If you are using this certificate with a Layer 4 cluster, copy the new certificate onto the system on which
you generated the request and double-click to install. If this is a server certificate for a server in a Layer 4
TCP or UDP cluster, make sure you attach it to the appropriate web site. If this is a client certificate, make
sure you place the certificate in the
Personal
certificate store.
b. If you are using the certificate with a Layer 7 cluster, export your new SSL certificate with your private
key, so that it can be installed on Equalizer:
a.
In IIS, right click on the website for which the certificate was generated and navigate through
Properties >
Directory Security > View Certificate > Details
.
b. Select
Copy to File
, then
Next
.
c.
Select
Yes
, export the private key; then
Next
.
d. Select
PKCS #12 (.PFX)
; check
Enable strong protection
; then
Next
.
e.
Type and confirm the password; then
Next
.
f.
Enter a file name, e.g.
C:\clustercert.pfx
; then click
Next
.
g. Click
Finish
.
h. Click
Ok
if the export was successful.
i.
The certificate is now ready to be uploaded to the cluster via the Equalizer Administration Interface; see
“Installing Certificates for an HTTPS Cluster” on page 284.
Converting a Certificate from PEM to PKCS12 Format
Many browsers, such as FireFox and Internet Explorer, require private keys and certificates in PKCS12 format for
installation. In order to install client and intermediate certificates into these browsers, you will first have to convert
them from PEM format to PKCS12 format. (Note: if you created your certificate using IIS as explained in the
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Страница 262: ...Appendix A Server Agent Probes 258 Equalizer Installation and Administration Guide ...
Страница 274: ...Appendix B Timeout Configuration 270 Equalizer Installation and Administration Guide ...
Страница 280: ...Appendix D Regular Expression Format 276 Equalizer Installation and Administration Guide ...
Страница 296: ...Appendix E Using Certificates in HTTPS Clusters 292 Equalizer Installation and Administration Guide ...
Страница 310: ...Appendix F Equalizer VLB 306 Equalizer Installation and Administration Guide ...
Страница 318: ...Appendix G Troubleshooting 314 Equalizer Installation and Administration Guide ...