Nortel Networks 2300 Series manual Crypto generate self-signed

Cryptography Commands 485

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See Also

•crypto certificate on page 471

•crypto generate key on page 472

crypto generate self-signed

Generates a self-signed certificate for either an administrative certificate for use with WLAN Management Software or an EAP certificate for use with 802.1X wireless users.

Syntax crypto generate self-signed {admin eap web}

admin	Generates an administrative certificate to authenticate the WSS to WLAN
	Management Software or Web View.
eap	Generates an EAP certificate to authenticate the WSS to 802.1X
	supplicants (clients).
web	Generates a Web-based AAA certificate to authenticate the WSS to Web-
	based AAA clients.

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

Country Name string	(Optional) Specify the abbreviation for the country in which the WSS 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	(Optional) Specify the name of the organization, in up to
string	80 alphanumeric characters with no spaces.
Organizational Unit	(Optional) Specify the name of the organizational unit, in up to
string	80 alphanumeric characters with no spaces.
Common Name string	Specify a unique name for the WSS, 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.
	Note: If you are generating a Web-based AAA (web) certificate, use a
	common name that looks like a domain name (two or more strings
	connected by dots, with no spaces). For example, use common.name
	instead of common name. The string is not required to be an actual
	domain name. It simply needs to be formatted like one.
Email Address string	(Optional) Specify your email address, in up to 80 alphanumeric
	characters with no spaces.
Unstructured Name	(Optional) Specify any name, in up to 80 alphanumeric characters with
string	no spaces.

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