Polycom 3725-77601-001H manual Create a Certificate Signing Request

Polycom CMA System Operations Guide

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Create a Certificate Signing Request

Although the initial CMA system configuration permits using the default, self-signed certificate, normal operation in a secure mode requires that you install a digital certificate signed by a trusted certificate authority that uniquely identifies the CMA system within your public key infrastructure. This can be done by creating a certificate signing request for the CMA system and submitting it to a certificate authority to be signed.

Note

Although it is common for a system to be identified by any number of digital certificates, each signed by a different CA, the CMA system currently only supports a single identity certificate.

This procedure describes how to create a certificate signing request (CSR) to submit to a certificate authority.

To create a certificate signing request

1Go to Admin > Management and Security > Certificate Management.

The Certificate Management page displays the list of currently available certificates. By default, the system will have one server certificate identified as the CMA server identity certificate and one or more root certificates or certificate chains.

2Click Create Certificate Signing Request.

If you see the warning “This action will overwrite any previously generated or uploaded private key. Do you want to continue?,” do one of the following:

—If you are waiting for a previous request to be signed, click No. Because the CMA system currently supports only one identity certificate, only the most recent private key is retained. The digital certificate resulting from the most recent CSR is the only certificate that will match the retained private key and is therefore the only identity certificate that can be installed.

—If this is a new certificate signing request, click Yes to continue.

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