3Com 4210 9-Port - Pki Configuration

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Table of Contents
1 PKI Configuration······································································································································1-1
Introduction to PKI···································································································································1-1
PKI Overview···································································································································1-1
PKI Terms········································································································································1-1
Architecture of PKI···························································································································1-2
Applications of PKI ··························································································································1-3
Operation of PKI······························································································································1-3
PKI Configuration Task List ····················································································································1-4
Configuring an Entity DN ························································································································1-4
Configuring a PKI Domain ······················································································································1-6
Submitting a PKI Certificate Request······································································································1-7
Submitting a Certificate Request in Auto Mode ··············································································1-7
Submitting a Certificate Request in Manual Mode··········································································1-8
Retrieving a Certificate Manually············································································································1-9
Configuring PKI Certificate Verification·································································································1-10
Destroying a Local RSA Key Pair ·········································································································1-11
Deleting a Certificate·····························································································································1-11
Configuring an Access Control Policy···································································································1-12
Displaying and Maintaining PKI ············································································································1-12
PKI Configuration Examples·················································································································1-13
Requesting a Certificate from a CA Running RSA Keon ······························································1-13
Requesting a Certificate from a CA Running Windows 2003 Server············································1-16
Troubleshooting PKI······························································································································1-19
Failed to Retrieve a CA Certificate································································································1-19
Failed to Request a Local Certificate ····························································································1-20
Failed to Retrieve CRLs ················································································································1-20