Allied Telesis management software layer 2+ fast ethernet switches Create PKI Enrollmentrequest

AT-S62 Command Line User’s Guide

CREATE PKI ENROLLMENTREQUEST

Syntax

create pki enrollmentrequest=”name” keypair=key- id [format=derpem] [type=pkcs10]

Parameters
enrollmentrequest	Specifies a filename for the enrollment request.
	The filename can be from 1 to 8 alphanumeric
	characters. If the name contains spaces, it must be
	enclosed in double quotes. The management
	software automatically adds the “.csr” extension.
keypair	Specifies the key pair that you want to use to
	create the enrollment request.
format	Specifies the type of encoding the certificate
	request will use. Possible settings are:
	der	Specifies binary format which
		cannot be displayed. This is the
		default.
	pem	Specifies an ASCII-encoded format
		that allows the certificate to be
		displayed once it is generated.
type	Formats the request according to PKCS #10.

Description

This command creates a certificate enrollment request. You create an enrollment request when you want a public or private CA to issue a certificate.

Before you can create an enrollment request, you must create the key pair that you want the CA to use when creating the certificate. The enrollment request will contain the public key of the key pair. To create a key pair, refer to CREATE PKI CERTIFICATE on page 518.

You must also set the system’s distinguished name before using this command. For a explanation of distinguished names, refer to the AT-S62 Management Software Menus Interface User’s Guide. To set the distinguished name, refer to SET SYSTEM DISTINGUISHEDNAME on page 528.

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