SSL Certificate Support: Creating a Certificate Signing Request (CSR)

Creating a CSR for Cisco Content Services Switch (CSS) 11500

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Generate a private key Generate a private key
Generating a private key can be done with one command:

ssl genrsa myrsakey.pem 1024 "yourpassword"

The myrsakey.pem is the filename of the private key that you will create. The 1024 means that the private key will be a 1024-bit private key (which is recommended). Please replace yourpassword with a strong password. Do not lose your password - you will no longer be able to use the private key if it is lost.

Associate the RSA key pair file Associate the RSA key pair file
Before generating the CSR, you will need to associate the private key that was just generated with a private key pair name:

ssl associate rsakey myrsakey1 myrsakey.pem

The myrsakey.pem is the filename of the private key that you just created. In this case, the myrsakey.pem is the private key pair name.

Generate the CSR Generate the CSR
Now you can generate the CSR and store it in the key pair:

ssl gencsr myrsakey1

As you complete the fields, please remember to spell out city/state names. For example, please use "Texas" rather than "TX", and "Los Angeles" rather than "L.A.". Also, please include your company's full name, including any suffixes such as "Inc" or "LLC". The common name field is where you enter the address of your website, such as www.securetrust.com or Trustwave.com. Please do not enter http:// or https:// before your common name.

Submit the CSR to Trustwave Submit the CSR to Trustwave
The new certificate signing request (CSR) will be printed on-screen. Copy this text and paste it into the Trustwave Control Center. Please remember to include the entire certificate, including the dashed lines at the top and bottom.

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