Polycom 40/0 Install a Certificate Authority’s Certificate, Create a Certificate Signing Request

System Configuration

.cer, .crt, .der	Usually in binary DER form, but Base64-encoded certificates are also common
	(refer to .pem).
.p7b, .p7c	PKCS#7 SignedData structure with certificates or CRLs and without data.
.p12	PKCS#12, may contain public certificates and password-protected private keys.
.pfx	PFX, predecessor of PKCS#12. This type usually contains data in PKCS#12
	format, for example, with PFX files generated in IIS.

Install a Certificate Authority’s Certificate

You must install a certificate authority’s certificate if you don’t obtain a certificate chain that includes a signed certificate for the RealPresence Capture Server system, your certificate authority’s public certificate, and any intermediate certificates.

The certificate must be either a single X.509 certificate or a PKCS#7 certificate chain. If it is ASCII text, it’s in PEM format, and starts with the text -----BEGIN CERTIFICATE-----. If it is a file, it can be either PEM or

DER encoded.

To install a certificate for a trusted root CA:

1Go to Configuration > Certificate Management.

2If you are using a certificate authority that is not listed, obtain a copy of your certificate authority’s public certificate.

3Select Install Certificates.

4Do one of the followings:

Click Upload Certificate and click Add to browse to the certificate. Upload the selected certificate. Enter your password if necessary.

Copy the certificate text, and then click Paste certificate to paste it into the text box.

5Click OK. If the certificate can be verified, the system installs it.

Create a Certificate Signing Request

This procedure creates a CSR (certificate signing request) that you can submit to your chosen certificate authority.

Creating a new CSR overwrites the existing pending CSR, if any.

To create a certificate signing request:

1Go to Configuration > Certificate Management.

2Select Issue Signing Request.

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