Chapter 15 Certificates

 

Table 82 SECURITY > CERTIFICATES > My Certificates > Create (continued)

 

LABEL

DESCRIPTION

 

 

Subject Alternative

Select a radio button to identify the certificate’s owner by IP address, domain

 

 

Name

name or e-mail address. Type the IP address (in dotted decimal notation),

 

 

 

domain name or e-mail address in the field provided. The domain name or e-

 

 

 

mail address can be up to 31 ASCII characters. The domain name or e-mail

 

 

 

address is for identification purposes only and can be any string.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Key Length

Select a number from the drop-down list box to determine how many bits the

 

 

 

key should use (512 to 2048). The longer the key, the more secure it is. A

 

 

 

longer key also uses more PKI storage space.

 

 

 

 

 

 

<< Basic/Advanced

Click << Basic to configure basic subject information. Click Advanced >> to

 

 

>>

configure more subject information for a certificate.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Enrollment Options

These radio buttons deal with how and when the certificate is to be generated.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Create a self-signed

Select Create a self-signed certificate to have the ZyWALL generate the

 

 

certificate

certificate and act as the Certification Authority (CA) itself. This way you do not

 

 

 

need to apply to a certification authority for certificates.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Create a certification

Select Create a certification request and save it locally for later manual

 

 

request and save it

enrollment to have the ZyWALL generate and store a request for a certificate.

 

 

locally for later

Use the My Certificate Details screen to view the certification request and

 

 

manual enrollment

copy it to send to the certification authority.

 

 

 

Copy the certification request from the My Certificate Details screen (see

 

 

 

Section 15.6 on page 300) and then send it to the certification authority.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Create a certification

Select Create a certification request and enroll for a certificate

 

 

request and enroll for

immediately online to have the ZyWALL generate a request for a certificate

 

 

a certificate

and apply to a certification authority for a certificate.

 

 

immediately online

You must have the certification authority’s certificate already imported in the

 

 

 

Trusted CAs screen.

 

 

 

When you select this option, you must select the certification authority’s

 

 

 

enrollment protocol and the certification authority’s certificate from the drop-

 

 

 

down list boxes and enter the certification authority’s server address. You also

 

 

 

need to fill in the Reference Number and Key if the certification authority

 

 

 

requires them.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Enrollment Protocol

Select the certification authority’s enrollment protocol from the drop-down list

 

 

 

box.

 

 

 

Simple Certificate Enrollment Protocol (SCEP) is a TCP-based enrollment

 

 

 

protocol that was developed by VeriSign and Cisco.

 

 

 

Certificate Management Protocol (CMP) is a TCP-based enrollment protocol

 

 

 

that was developed by the Public Key Infrastructure X.509 working group of

 

 

 

the Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF) and is specified in RFC 2510.

 

 

 

 

 

 

CA Server Address

Enter the IP address (or URL) of the certification authority server.

 

 

 

 

 

 

CA Certificate

Select the certification authority’s certificate from the CA Certificate drop-

 

 

 

down list box.

 

 

 

You must have the certification authority’s certificate already imported in the

 

 

 

Trusted CAs screen. Click Trusted CAs to go to the Trusted CAs screen

 

 

 

where you can view (and manage) the ZyWALL's list of certificates of trusted

 

 

 

certification authorities.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Enrollment via an RA

If you select Create a certification request and enroll for a certificate

 

 

 

immediately online, you can select this option to apply for a certificate

 

 

 

through a RA (Registration Authority). The RA is an intermediary authorized by

 

 

 

a CA to verify each subscriber’s identity and forward the requests to the CA.

 

 

 

After the CA signs and issues the certificates, the RA distributes the

 

 

 

certificates to the subscribers.

 

 

 

 

 

 

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