Specifications

Figure 3.55: List of Certificates
have them signed. You can also generate your own CA and sign your certifi-
cates yourself. This is sufficient for most purposes.
Creating a Certificate Authority
You can only run this dialog once. The CA is globally valid for all configu-
rations generated on this Adminhost. All certificates created are signed with
it.
Select ‘Certificate Management’ ➝ ‘Create CA’. A dialog appears, which you
should fill out completely. Many of these settings are used to generate client
certificates.
First, you need a name for your CA, such as your company name.
Under E-mail address, enter a member of staff responsible for the CA
(for example, the security manager for your company network).
Department: Enter the department name here.
Company: Enter your company name.
Location: The location, such as that of your company headquarters.
State: state
Country: the two letter country code for your country (DE, US)
Days: length of validity of the CA in days
CA password: enter a password for the CA to prevent it being mis-
used. Repeat it to confirm the password.
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