ZyWALL 2 Series User’s Guide

The following table describes the labels in this screen.

 

Table 15-3 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 ZyWALL 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

 

ZyWALL 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 ZyWALL 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.

 

 

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 manual

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

enrollment

it to send to the certification authority.

 

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

 

section 15.8) and then send it to the certification authority.

 

 

15-8

Certificates