Overview of the Certificate Signing Request

private key from tampering and it is also required when restoring a saved configuration to the Firebox SSL VPN Gateway. Passwords are used whether the private key is encrypted or unencrypted.

Note

Caution: When you upgrade to Version 6.0 and save the configuration file, it cannot be used on earlier versions of the Firebox SSL VPN Gateway. If you attempt to upload the Version 6.0 configuration file to an earlier version, the Firebox SSL VPN Gateway becomes inoperable.

You can also import a password-protected certificate and private key pairs in the PKCS12 format. This allows encrypted and password-protected private keys and certificates created on the Firebox SSL VPN Gateway to be imported.

Note

Caution: If you save the configuration on Version 4.5 of the Firebox SSL VPN Gateway, do not install it on an earlier version of the appliance. Because the private key is encrypted in Version 4.5, older versions cannot decrypt it and the appliance becomes inoperable.

Creating a Certificate Signing Request

The CSR is generated using the Certificate Request Generator in the Firebox SSL VPN Gateway Adminis- tration Tool.

To create a Certificate Signing Request

1Click the VPN Gateway Cluster tab and open the window for the appliance.

2On the Certificate Signing Request tab, type the required information in the fields and then click Generate Request.

Note Note: In the field VPN Gateway FQDN, type the same FQDN that is on the General Networking tab. In Password, type the password for the private key.

3A .csr file is created. Save the certificate request on the local computer.

4Email the certificate to your Certificate Authority

The certificate provider returns a signed certificate to you by email. When you receive the signed certifi- cate, install it on the Firebox SSL VPN Gateway.

After you create the certificate request and send it to the Certificate Authority, refrain from performing the following tasks on the Firebox SSL VPN Gateway until you receive the signed certificate back and install it on the appliance:

•Generating another Certificate Signing Request

•Uploading a saved configuration file

•Publishing configuration settings from another appliance in the cluster

Note

Important: When the certificate is generated and sent to the Certificate Authority, do not create another Certificate Signing Request. The Firebox SSL VPN Gateway stores one private key. If the Certificate Signing Request is run again, the private key is overwritten and the signed certificate will not match.

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