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The following table describes the labels in this screen.

Table 103 My Certificate Create

LABEL

DESCRIPTION

 

 

Certificate Name

Type up to 31 ASCII characters (not including spaces) to identify this

 

certificate.

Subject Information

Use these fields to record information that identifies the owner of the

 

certificate. You do not have to fill in every field, although the Common Name is

 

mandatory. The certification authority may add fields (such as a serial number)

 

to the subject information when it issues a certificate. It is recommended that

 

each certificate have unique subject information.

Common Name

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

 

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.

Organizational Unit

Type up to 127 characters to identify the organizational unit or department to

 

which the certificate owner belongs. You may use any character, including

 

spaces, but the ZyXEL Device drops trailing spaces.

Organization

Type up to 127 characters to identify the company or group to which the

 

certificate owner belongs. You may use any character, including spaces, but

 

the ZyXEL Device drops trailing spaces.

Country

Type up to 127 characters to identify the nation where the certificate owner is

 

located. You may use any character, including spaces, but the ZyXEL Device

 

drops trailing spaces.

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.

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 ZyXEL Device generate

certificate

the 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 ZyXEL Device generate and store a request for a

locally for later manual

certificate. Use the My Certificate Details screen to view the certification

enrollment

request and copy it to send to the certification authority.

 

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

 

Section 17.7 on page 272) 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 ZyXEL Device generate a request for a

a certificate

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.

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