Brocade Communications Systems IP250 user manual Generating a certificate signing request

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The Product View tab contains the following fields and components.

-Products — A product tree structure. When you select a product, certificates are displayed under Certificates.

If the ADX is running software release 12.3.00 or later, you can only view and manage SSL certificates to Virtual IP servers that are in your Area of Responsibility (AOR). To add a Virtual IP server to your AOR, refer to “Assigning products to an AOR” on page 197

-Certificates/Keys — A list of certificates by product.

-Certificate — The user-assigned certificate name. The same name may be used on different products.

-Status — Possible values are Valid, About to Expire, or Expired.

-Key — The user-assigned key name. The same name may be used on different products.

-Start Date — The start date for the certificate. If only a key is present, this field is blank. For chained certificates, the date for the last certificate in the chain is displayed.

-Expiration — The expiration date for the certificate. If only a key is present, this field is blank. For chained certificates, the date for the last certificate in the chain is displayed.

-Certificate Size — The certificate size in bytes. If only a key is present, this field is blank.

-Key Strength — The key strength (size in bits). If only a certificate is present, this field is blank.

-Common Name — The common name for the certificate. For chained certificates, the name for the last certificate in the chain is displayed.

-Chain — Yes is certificates are chained, No if certificates are not chained. If only a key is present, this field is blank.

-Need Deploy — Yes if the certificate or key is not deployed to the product. No if the certificate or key is deployed to the product.

-View button — Launches the View Certificate dialog box.

-Delete button — Deletes a selected certificate.

-Import button — Import a certificate or key from a file.

-Deploy button — Launches the Deploy Certificate/Key dialog box.

Generating a certificate signing request

You can use SSL Certificates to generate a certificate signing request (CSR). The CSR must be submitted to a certificate authority (CA) for signing. The signed certificate is then exported from the CA to a secure location. It can then be imported into SSL Certificates.

1.Select Configure > Application Delivery > SSL Certificates. The SSL Certificates dialog box displays.

2.Click Signing Request.

The Certificate Signing Request dialog box displays (Figure 387).

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