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	Chapter 19 Certificates
Table 105 My Certificate Create (continued)
LABEL	DESCRIPTION
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	certificate. Use the My Certificate Details screen to view the certification
manual enrollment	request and copy it to send to the certification authority.
	Copy the certification request from the My Certificate Details screen (see
	Section 19.7 on page 270) 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.
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 ZyXEL Device's list of certificates of
	trusted certification authorities.
Request	When you select Create a certification request and enroll for a certificate
Authentication	immediately online, the certification authority may want you to include a
	reference number and key to identify you when you send a certification
	request. Fill in both the Reference Number and the Key fields if your
	certification authority uses CMP enrollment protocol. Just fill in the Key field if
	your certification authority uses the SCEP enrollment protocol.
Key	Type the key that the certification authority gave you.
Apply	Click Apply to begin certificate or certification request generation.
Cancel	Click Cancel to quit and return to the My Certificates screen.

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