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request-certificate domain
command with the
pkcs10
keyword. To save the request information to
a local file, use the
pki request-certificate domain
command with the
pkcs10 filename
filename
option.
•
Make sure the clocks of the entity and the CA are synchronous. Otherwise, the validity period of the
certificate will be abnormal.
•
The configuration made by the
pki request-certificate domain
command is not saved in the
configuration file.
Configuration procedure
To submit a certificate request in manual mode:
Step Command
Remarks
1.
Enter system view.
system-view
N/A
2.
Enter PKI domain view.
pki domain
domain-name
N/A
3.
Set the certificate request
mode to manual.
certificate request mode manual
Optional.
Manual by default.
4.
Return to system view.
quit
N/A
5.
Retrieve a CA certificate
manually.
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N/A
6.
Generate a local RSA key
pair.
public-key local create
rsa
No local RSA key pair exists by
default.
7.
Submit a local certificate
request manually.
pki request-certificate domain
domain-name
[
password
]
[
pkcs10
[
filename
filename
] ]
N/A
Retrieving a certificate manually
You can download CA certificates, local certificates, or peer entity certificates from the CA server and
save them locally. To do so, use either the offline mode or the online mode. In offline mode, you must
retrieve a certificate by an out-of-band means like FTP, disk, or email, and then import it into the local PKI
system.
Certificate retrieval serves the following purposes:
•
Locally store the certificates associated with the local security domain for improved query efficiency
and reduced query count
•
Prepare for certificate verification
Configuration guidelines
•
Before retrieving a local certificate in online mode, be sure to complete the LDAP server
configuration.
•
If a PKI domain already has a CA certificate, you cannot retrieve another CA certificate for it. This
restriction helps avoid inconsistency between the certificate and registration information resulted
from configuration changes. To retrieve a new CA certificate, use the
pki delete-certificate
command to delete the existing CA certificate and the local certificate first.
