Nortel Networks NN47250-500 Creating self-signed certificates

534 Managing keys and certificates
NN47250-500 (Version 03.01)
Creating self-signed certificates
To manage the security of the WSS for administrative access by WMS and Web View, and the security of
communication with 802.1X users and Web-based AAA users, create Admin, EAP, and Web-based AAA
public-private key pairs and self-signed certificates. Follow these steps:
1Set time and date parameters, if not already set. (See “Configuring and managing time
parameters” on page 174.)
2Generate public-private key pairs:
WSS# crypto generate key admin 1024
key pair generated
WSS# crypto generate key eap 1024
key pair generated
WSS# crypto generate key web 1024
key pair generated
3Generate self-signed certificates:
WSS# crypto generate self-signed admin
Country Name: US
State Name: CA
Locality Name: San Francisco
Organizational Name: example
Organizational Unit: IT
Common Name: WSS 6
Email Address: admin@example.com
Unstructured Name: WSS in wiring closet 4
success: self-signed cert for admin generated
WSS# crypto generate self-signed eap
Country Name: US
State Name: CA
Locality Name: San Francisco
Organizational Name: example
Organizational Unit: IT
Common Name: WSS 6
Email Address: admin@example.com
Unstructured Name: WSS in wiring closet 4
Self-signed cert for eap is
success: self-signed cert for eap generated
20# crypto generate self-signed web
Country Name: US
State Name: CA
Locality Name: San Francisco
Organizational Name: example
Organizational Unit: IT
Common Name: WSS 6