530 Managing keys and certificates
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Installing a key pair and certificate from a PKCS #12 object file

PKCS object files provide a file format for storing and transferring storing data and cryptographic information.
(For more information, see “PKCS #7, PKCS #10, and PKCS #12 object files” on page 524.) A PKCS #12
object file, which you obtain from a CA, includes the private key, a certificate, and optionally the CA’s own
certificate.
After transferring the PKCS #12 file from the CA via FTP and generating a one-time password to unlock it,
you store the file in the WSS switch’s certificate and key store. To set and store a PKCS #12 object file, follow
these steps:
1Copy the PKCS #12 object file to nonvolatile storage on the WSS. Use the following command:
copy tftp://filename local-filename
2Enter a one-time password (OTP) to unlock the PKCS #12 object file. The password must be
the same as the password protecting the PKCS #12 file.
The password must contain at least 1 alphanumeric character, with no spaces, and must not
include the following characters:
Quotation marks (““)
Question mark (?)
Ampersand (&)
To enter the one-time password, use the following command:
crypto otp {admin | eap | web} one-time-password
3Unpack the PKCS #12 object file into the certificate and key storage area on the WSS. Use the
following command:
crypto pkcs12 {admin | eap | web} filename
The filename is the location of the file on the WSS.
Note. On a WSS that handles communications to or from Microsoft Windows
clients, use a one-time password of 31 characters or fewer.
Note. WSS Software erases the OTP password entered with the crypto otp
command when you enter the crypto pkcs12 command.