Chapter 35: Public Key Infrastructure (PKI) Certificate Commands
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SET SYSTEM DISTINGUISHEDNAME
Syntax
set system distinguishedname=”name”
Parameter
distinguishedname Specifies the distinguished name for the switch.
The name must be enclosed in quotes.
Description
This command sets the distinguished name for the switch. The
distinguished name is used to create a self signed certificate or
enrollment request. For a explanation of distinguished names, refer to
the AT-S62 Management Software Menus Interface User’s Guide.
Allied Telesyn recommends using the switch’s IP address or, for
networks with a Domain Name System, its domain name as the
distinguished name. For slave switches, which do not have an IP address,
you can use the IP address or domain name of the master switch of the
enhanced stack as the slave switch’s distinguished name.
To set the distinguished name when creating a self signed certificate,
you can use this command or you can set it directly in CREATE PKI
CERTIFICATE on page 518, which is the command for creating a self
signed certificate. It has a parameter for setting the distinguished name.
If you are creating an enrollment request, you must set the distinguished
name with this command first before creating the request. The
command for creating an enrollment request is CREATE PKI
ENROLLMENTREQUEST on page 521.
Example
This command sets the switch’s distinguished name to the IP address
169.22.22.22:
set system distinguishedname=”cn=169.22.22.22”