State Name string

(Optional) Specify the name of the state, in up to 64 alphanumeric

 

characters. Spaces are allowed.

Locality Name string

(Optional) Specify the name of the locality, in up to 80 alphanumeric

 

characters with no spaces.

Organizational Name

(Optional) Specify the name of the organization, in up to 80

string

alphanumeric characters with no spaces.

Organizational Unit

(Optional) Specify the name of the organizational unit, in up to 80

string

alphanumeric characters with no spaces.

Common Name

Specify a unique name for the switch, in up to 80 alphanumeric

string

characters with no spaces. Use a fully qualified name if such names

 

are supported on your network. This field is required.

Email Address

(Optional) Specify your email address, in up to 80 alphanumeric

string

characters with no spaces.

Unstructured Name

(Optional) Specify any name, in up to 80 alphanumeric characters

string

with no spaces.

Defaults: None.

 

Access: Enabled.

 

Usage: To use this command, you must already have generated a public-private encryption key pair with the crypto generate key command.

Enter crypto generate request admin, crypto generate request eap, or crypto generate request web and press Enter. When you are prompted, type the identifying values in the fields, or press Enter if the field is optional. You must enter a common name for the switch.

This command outputs a PKCS#10 text string in Privacy-Enhanced Mail protocol (PEM) format that you paste to another location for submission to the certificate authority. You then send the request to the certificate authority to obtain a signed copy of the switch certificate as a PKCS#7 object file.

Examples: To request an administrative certificate from a certificate authority, type the following command:

DWS-1008#crypto generate request admin

Country Name: US

State Name: CA

Locality Name: Pleasanton

Organizational Name: D-Link

Organizational Unit: ENG

Common Name: ENG

Email Address: admin@example.com

Unstructured Name: admin

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