Users Guide

• Ensures secure transmission by encrypting data that ASM sends over the web
• Provides authentication and ensures that data is routed to its intended endpoint
• Prevents users from receiving browser security errors
To upload an SSL certificate:
1. Generate a Certificate Signing Request (CSR).
2. Download the CSR.
3. Submit the CSR to a Certificate Authority (CA). The CA provides a valid SSL certificate.
4. Upload the SSL certificate to ASM.
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Generating a certificate signing request
Downloading the certificate signing request
Uploading an SSL certificate
Generating a certificate signing request
A Certificate Signing Request (CSR) includes server information (such as domain name, locale) that
certificate authorities require to provide a valid SSL certificate.
After generating the CSR, download the encrypted text, and then submit it to a certificate authority. The
Certificate Authority provides a valid SSL certificate for you to upload.
1. On the home page, click Settings, and then click Virtual Appliance Management.
2. On the Virtual Appliance Management page, under the SSLCertificates section, click Generate
Certificate Signing Request
.
a. In the Distinguished Name (www.domain.com) box, type a distinguished name in the format
www.domain.com.
b. In the Business Name box, type a business name where the certificate is recorded.
c. In the Department Name box, type a department name of the organizational unit (for example,
IT, HR, or Sales) for which the certificate is generated.
d. In the Locality (Town/City) box, type a locality name in which the organization is located.
e. In the State (Province/Region) box, type a state name in which the organization is located (do
not abbreviate).
f. From the Country drop-down list, select a country in which the organization is located.
g. In the Email box, type a valid email address.
h. Click Generate.
3. Click Download Certificate Signing Request, and then copy the text that is displayed. To receive a
valid SSL certificate, submit this text to a certificate authority.
Downloading the certificate signing request
After generating the CSR, download the resulting text and submit it to a certificate authority. The
certificate authority provides an SSL certificate for you to upload to ASM.
1. On the home page, click Settings, and then click Virtual Appliance Management.
2. In the Virtual Appliance Management page, under the SSLCertificates section, click Download
Certificate Signing Request.
3. To receive a valid SSL certificate, copy the displayed text and then submit it to a certificate authority.
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