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	Chapter 40 Certificates
Table 185 Object > Certificate > My Certificates > Add (continued)
LABEL	DESCRIPTION
Organization	Identify the company or group to which the certificate owner belongs. You can
	use up to 31 characters. You can use alphanumeric characters, the hyphen
	and the underscore.
Country	Identify the nation where the certificate owner is located. You can use up to 31
	characters. You can use alphanumeric characters, the hyphen and the
	underscore.
Key Type	Select RSA to use the Rivest, Shamir and Adleman public-key algorithm.
	Select DSA to use the Digital Signature Algorithm public-key algorithm.
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 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 40.6.2 on page 552) 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 Certificates 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	This field applies when you select Create a certification request and enroll
	for a certificate immediately online. 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	This field applies when you select Create a certification request and enroll
	for a certificate immediately online. Enter the IP address (or URL) of the
	certification authority server.
	For a URL, you can use up to 511 of the following characters. a-zA-Z0-9'()+,/
	:.=?;!*#@$_%-
CA Certificate	This field applies when you select Create a certification request and enroll
	for a certificate immediately online. 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 Certificates screen. Click Trusted CAs to go to the Trusted
	Certificates screen where you can view (and manage) the ZyWALL's list of
	certificates of trusted certification authorities.

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