You can generate server and client
certificates, view information on the issuance and management of digital certificates across
your organization by viewing server and client certificates.
When creating a new Certificate Management template
instance, access Network
Control > Service
Catalog. For detailed steps, refer to Add Certificate
Instance.
Complete the following steps to generate or
view servers and certificates:
The Certificate
Template page is displayed. By default, the
Certificate tab is displayed.
Select the Server & Client Certificates tab.
The Server & Client Certificates page is displayed.
Viewing Server and Client Certificates
On the upper right-hand corner, click Generate
Certificate.
The Generate Certificate page is displayed.
On the upper-right corner, click
Generate
Certificate.
The Generate Certificate page is displayed. The
Generate Certificate has the followin options.
Generate Certificate: Creates a new server, client certificate signed by
CA.
Generate Certificate with CSR: Creates a new server certificate signed
by CA.
Upload Certificate: Uploads a server or client sertificate.
Generating
Certificate
In the Generate
Certificate page, complete the following:
Certificate
Authority: Select a certificate template from the
drop-down.
Identity: Select an identity from the
drop-down. Alternatively, click Add to
access the Create Identity sidebar and create an
identity. For more information on creating an identity, refer to:
CSR
Source: Select one of the following from the
drop-down:
Auto-generate CSR
Copy
& Paste CSR
USERNAME: Enter a username.
Description: Enter a description.
Click Generate.
The certificate is
generated.
(Optional) In the
Certificate page, click a name.
The Certificate
Details sidebar is displayed.Viewing Certificate
DetailsThe Certificate Details sidebar displays the
following options:
(Optional) Select a certificate
name and click Download to download the certificate.
The
Download sidebar is displayed.Downloading a Client
Certificate
The Download sidebar provides the following options:
View Public Key – Click this option to view the
public key without downloading it.
Public Key – Click the Download PEM
button to download a Privacy Enhanced Mail (PEM) file
containing the public key.
View Chain – Click this option to view the
certificate chain without downloading it. A certificate chain is an
ordered list of certificates that allows you to verify the sender's
identity and the trustworthiness of all involved Certificate
Authorities (CAs).
Chain – Click the Download PEM
button to download a PEM file containing the certificate
chain. A certificate chain PEM file contains the end-to-end chain of
trust information from the End-Entity Certificate (the certificate
issued to the final user or device) to the Intermediate Certificates
(certificates that link the end-entity certificate to the root
certificate) to the Root Certificate (the top-level certificate
issued by a trusted root CA).