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.
Complete the following steps to generate or
view servers and certificates:
From the navigation bar, select Network Control > Policies & Profiles.
The Policies & Profiles page is
displayed.
In the Policies & Profiles page, click
Certificate Template.
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
Template: 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).