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Cryptography Commands
Cryptography Commands
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Syntax crypto generate request {admin | eap | web}
After type the command, you are prompted for the following variables:
Defaults None.
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History
Usage
To use this command, you must already have generated a public-private encryption key
pair with the crypto generate key command.
Enter crypto generate request admin, crypto generate request eap, or crypto generate
request web and press Enter. When you are prompted, type the identifying values in the fields, or
press Enter if the field is optional. You must enter a common name for the MX.
This command outputs a PKCS #10 text string in Privacy-Enhanced Mail protocol (PEM) format
that you paste to another location for submission to the certificate authority. You then send the
request to the certificate authority to obtain a signed copy of the MX certificate as a PKCS #7
object file.
Examples To request an administrative certificate from a certificate authority, type the following
command:
MX# crypto generate request admin
Country Name: US
admin Generates a request for an administrative certificate to authenticate the MX to
RingMaster or Web View.
eap Generates a request for an EAP certificate to authenticate the MX to 802.1X
supplicants (clients).
web Generates a request for a WebAAA certificate to authenticate the MX to WebAAA
clients.
Country Name
string
(Optional) Specify the abbreviation for the country in which the MX is operating, in
2 alphanumeric characters with no spaces.
State Name string (Optional) Specify the name of the state, in up to 64 alphanumeric characters. Spaces
are allowed.
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 MX, 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.
Email Address
string
(Optional) Specify your e-mail 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.
Version 1.0 Command introduced
Version 3.0 webaaa option added
Version 4.1
❑ webaaa option renamed to web
❑ Maximum string length for State Name increased from two to 64 alphanumeric
characters.