HP Manager Software manual Syntax crypto generate request admin eap webaaa

452CHAPTER 13: CRYPTOGRAPHY COMMANDS

crypto generate Generates a Certificate Signing Request (CSR). This command outputs a

requestPEM-formatted PKCS #10 text string that you can cut and paste to another location for delivery to a certificate authority.

This command generates either an administrative CSR for use with 3WXM and Web Manager, or an EAP CSR for use with 802.1X clients.

Syntax — crypto generate request {admin eap webaaa}

„admin — Generates a request for an administrative certificate to authenticate the WX switch to 3WXM or Web Manager.

„eap — Generates a request for an EAP certificate to authenticate the WX switch to 802.1X supplicants (clients).

„webaaa — Generates a request for a WebAAA certificate to authenticate the WX switch to WebAAA clients.

After you type the command, you are prompted for the following variables:

„Country Name string — (Optional) Specify the abbreviation for the country in which the WX switch is operating, in 2 alphanumeric characters with no spaces.

„State Name string — (Optional) Specify the abbreviation for the name of the state, in 2 alphanumeric characters with no spaces.

„Locality Name string — (Optional) Specify the name of the locality, in up to 80 alphanumeric characters with no spaces.

„Organizational Name string — (Optional) Specify the name of the organization, in up to 80 alphanumeric characters with no spaces.

„Organizational Unit string — (Optional) Specify the name of the organizational unit, in up to 80 alphanumeric characters with no spaces.

„Common Name string — Specify a unique name for the WX switch, in up to 80 alphanumeric characters with no spaces. Use a fully qualified name if such names are supported on your network. This field is required.

„Email Address string — (Optional) Specify your email address, in up to 80 alphanumeric characters with no spaces.

„Unstructured Name string — (Optional) Specify any name, in up to 80 alphanumeric characters with no spaces.