Setup Guide

Thales Data Security Manager (DSM)
22 Enable OpenManage Secure Enterprise Key Manager (SEKM) on Dell EMC PowerEdge Servers
3.2.4 Get for a CSR file to be signed by an external certificate authority
CSR signed by external certificate authority
Note—The Microsoft CA below was specifically configured for our testing purposes. Your external certificate
authority may vary. It is not required to use a Microsoft CA; just a valid 3rd party certificate signer is sufficient.
For more information, see the Thales Vormetric Administration Guide.
1. Go to your Certificate Authority and sign the CSR.
Note—If you are using a Microsoft CA, the template used here to sign the CSR was configured manually
and may not be available by default.
2. On the Certificate Authority welcome page, select Request a certificate.
Request for a certificate from your Certificate Authority
3. Select Advanced certificate request.
4. Paste the CSR text data in the saved request box.
5. Click Submit.
6. After the certificate is issued to you, select Base 64 encoded.