Command Reference Guide
SROS Command Line Interface Reference Guide Global Configuration Mode Command Set
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crypto ca authenticate <name>
Use the crypto ca authenticate command to initiate CA authentication procedures.
Syntax Description
<name>
Alphanumeric string up to 32 characters used to specify a CA profile.
Default Values
No defaults necessary for this command.
Command Modes
(config)# Global Configuration Mode
Functional Notes
The type of authentication procedure is based on the enrollment command and its settings. See
enrollment terminal on page 422 and enrollment url <url> on page 423 for more information. When
enrollment is set to terminal, the CA authentication process is done manually, as shown in the example
which follows (see Usage Examples for this command).
Usage Examples
The following example initiates the CA authentication process:
(config)#crypto ca authenticate testCAprofile
Enter the base 64 encoded CA certificate. End with two consecutive
carriage returns or the word "quit" on a line by itself:
-----BEGIN X509 CERTIFICATE-----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