NETGEAR UTM5-100NAS, UTM50-100NAS Generating a CSR and Obtaining a Self Certificate from a CA

ProSecure Unified Threat Management (UTM) Appliance Reference Manual

When a security alert is generated, the user can decide whether or not to trust the host.

Figure 9-12

Generating a CSR and Obtaining a Self Certificate from a CA

To use a self certificate, you must first request the digital certificate from a CA, and then download and activate the digital certificate on the UTM. To request a self certificate from a CA, you must generate a Certificate Signing Request (CSR) for and on the UTM. The CSR is a file that contains information about your company and about the device that holds the certificate. Refer to the CA for guidelines about the information that you must include in your CSR.

To generate a new CSR file, obtain a digital certificate from a CA, and upload it to the UTM:

1.Select VPN > Certificates from the menu. The Certificates screen displays. Figure 9-13 on page 9-22shows the middle section of the screen with the Active Self Certificates section, Generate Self Certificate Request section, and Self Certificate Requests section. (The Self Certificate Requests table contains some examples.)

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v1.0, January 2010