AP-5131 Access Point Product Reference Guide
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4. When the form is completed, click the Generate button.
The Certificate Request screen disappears and the ID of the generated certificate request
displays in the drop-down list of certificates within the Self Certificates screen.
5. Click the Generate Request button.
The generated certificate request displays in Self Certificates screen text box.
Subject The required Subject value contains important information about
the certificate. Contact the CA signing the certificate to determine
the content of the Subject parameter.
Signature Algorithm Use the drop-down menu to select the signature algorithm used for
the certificate. Options include:
• MD5-RSA - Message Digest 5 algorithm in combination with
RSA encryption.
• SHA1-RSA - Secure Hash Algorithm 1 in combination with
RSA encryption.
Key Length Defines the length of the key. Possible values are 512, 1024, and
2048.