Hub/Switch Reference Guide

Cryptography Commands 485
Nortel WLAN—Security Switch 2300 Series Command Line Reference
-----END CERTIFICATE REQUEST-----
See Also
• crypto certificate on page 471
• crypto generate key on page 472
crypto generate self-signed
Generates a self-signed certificate for either an administrative certificate for use with WLAN Management Software or
an EAP certificate for use with 802.1X wireless users.
Syntax crypto generate self-signed {admin | eap | web}
After type the command, you are prompted for the following variables:
admin Generates an administrative certificate to authenticate the WSS to WLAN
Management Software or Web View.
eap Generates an EAP certificate to authenticate the WSS to 802.1X
supplicants (clients).
web Generates a Web-based AAA certificate to authenticate the WSS to Web-
based AAA clients.
Country Name string (Optional) Specify the abbreviation for the country in which the WSS is
operating, in 2 alphanumeric characters with no spaces.
State Name string (Optional) Specify the abbreviation for the name of the state, in
2 alphanumeric characters with no spaces.
Locality Name string (Optional) Specify the name of the locality, in up to 80 alphanumeric
characters with no spaces.
Organizational Name
string
(Optional) Specify the name of the organization, in up to
80 alphanumeric characters with no spaces.
Organizational Unit
string
(Optional) Specify the name of the organizational unit, in up to
80 alphanumeric characters with no spaces.
Common Name string Specify a unique name for the WSS, in up to 80 alphanumeric characters
with no spaces. Use a fully qualified name if such names are supported
on your network. This field is required.
Note: If you are generating a Web-based AAA (web) certificate, use a
common name that looks like a domain name (two or more strings
connected by dots, with no spaces). For example, use common.name
instead of common name. The string is not required to be an actual
domain name. It simply needs to be formatted like one.
Email Address string (Optional) Specify your email address, in up to 80 alphanumeric
characters with no spaces.
Unstructured Name
string
(Optional) Specify any name, in up to 80 alphanumeric characters with
no spaces.