Command Reference Guide

3Com Router 5000 Family and Router 6000 Family certificate request mode ● 33
Command Reference
certificate request mode
Purpose Use the certificate request mode command to decide between the manual
or the auto request mode.
Use the undo certificate request mode command to restore the default
request mode.
Syntax certificate request mode { manual | auto [ key-length key-length |
password { simple | cipher } password ]* }
undo certificate request mode
Parameters manual
Refers to the manual certificate request mode;
auto
Refers to the auto certificate request mode.
key-length
Length of the RSA key (in bits). Valid values are 512 to
2048.
simple
Specifies to display the password in clear text.
cipher
Specifies to display the password in cypher text.
password
Password used for revoking a certificate, consisting of
a string from 1 to 31 characters long.
Default By default, certificate request is carried out manually.
Example Set the request mode to Auto
[RouterCA-pki-domain-1] certificate request mode auto
View This command can be used in the following views:
■ PKI Domain view
Description Auto mode enables the auto delivery of certificate request when there is no certificate
or when the current certificate is about to expire, while manual mode requires manual
operation in the request process.
Related Command pki request-certificate