NETGEAR UTM5EW-100NAS manual Generate self-signed certificate request settings, 424, 512 1024 2048

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2.In the Generate Self Certificate Request section of the screen, enter the settings as explained in the following table:

Table 107. Generate self-signed certificate request settings

Setting	Description
Name	A descriptive name of the domain for identification and management purposes.
Subject	The name that other organizations see as the holder (owner) of the certificate. In
	general, use your registered business name or official company name for this
	purpose.
		Note: Generally, all of your certificates should have the same value in the
		Subject field.
Hash Algorithm	From the drop-down list, select one of the following hash algorithms:
	• MD5. A 128-bit (16-byte) message digest, slightly faster than SHA-1.
	• SHA-1. A 160-bit (20-byte) message digest, slightly stronger than MD5.
Signature Algorithm	Although this seems to be a drop-down list, the only possible selection is RSA. In
	other words, RSA is the default to generate a CSR.
Signature Key Length	From the drop-down list, select one of the following signature key lengths in bits:
	•	512
	•	1024
	•	2048
		Note: Larger key sizes might improve security, but might also decrease
		performance.
Optional Fields	IP Address		Enter your fixed (static) IP address. If your IP address is
			dynamic, leave this field blank.
	Domain Name		Enter your Internet domain name, or leave this field blank.
	E-mail Address		Enter the email address of a technical contact in your
			company.

3.Click the Generate table button. A new SCR is created and added to the Self Certificate Requests table.

4.In the Self Certificate Requests table, click the View table button in the Action column to view the new SCR. The Certificate Request Data screen displays:

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