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| Chapter 14 Certificates |
| Table 64 Configuration > Object > Certificate > My Certificates > Edit | |
| LABEL | DESCRIPTION |
| Key Algorithm | This field displays the type of algorithm that was used to generate the |
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| certificate’s key pair (the |
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| and the length of the key set in bits (1024 bits for example). |
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| Subject | This field displays the certificate owner‘s IP address (IP), domain |
| Alternative Name | name (DNS) or |
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| Key Usage | This field displays for what functions the certificate’s key can be used. |
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| For example, “DigitalSignature” means that the key can be used to |
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| sign certificates and “KeyEncipherment” means that the key can be |
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| used to encrypt text. |
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| Basic Constraint | This field displays general information about the certificate. For |
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| example, Subject Type=CA means that this is a certification |
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| authority’s certificate and “Path Length Constraint=1” means that |
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| there can only be one certification authority in the certificate’s path. |
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| This field does not display for a certification request. |
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| MD5 Fingerprint | This is the certificate’s message digest that the |
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| calculated using the MD5 algorithm. |
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| SHA1 Fingerprint | This is the certificate’s message digest that the |
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| calculated using the SHA1 algorithm. |
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| Certificate in PEM | This |
| in Privacy Enhanced Mail (PEM) format. PEM uses lowercase letters, | |
| Encoded Format | uppercase letters and numerals to convert a binary certificate into a |
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| printable form. |
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| You can copy and paste a certification request into a certification |
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| authority’s web page, an |
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| authority or a text editor and save the file on a management |
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| computer for later manual enrollment. |
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| You can copy and paste a certificate into an |
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| or colleagues or you can copy and paste a certificate into a text editor |
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| and save the file on a management computer for later distribution |
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| (via floppy disk for example). |
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| Export | This button displays for a certification request. Use this button to save |
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| a copy of the request without its private key. Click this button and |
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| then Save in the File Download screen. The Save As screen opens, |
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| browse to the location that you want to use and click Save. |
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| Export Certificate | Use this button to save a copy of the certificate without its private |
| Only | key. Click this button and then Save in the File Download screen. |
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| The Save As screen opens, browse to the location that you want to |
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| use and click Save. |
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| Password | If you want to export the certificate with its private key, create a |
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| password and type it here. Make sure you keep this password in a |
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| safe place. You will need to use it if you import the certificate to |
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| another device. |
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| Export Certificate | Use this button to save a copy of the certificate with its private key. |
| with Private Key | Type the certificate’s password and click this button. Click Save in the |
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| File Download screen. The Save As screen opens, browse to the |
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| location that you want to use and click Save. |
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