3Com 4210 9-Port - Submitting a PKI Certificate Request; Submitting a Certificate Request in Auto Mode

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Specify the entity for certificate
request
certificate request entity
entity-name
Required
No entity is specified by default.
The specified entity must exist.
Specify the authority for
certificate request
certificate request from { ca |
ra }
Required
No authority is specified by
default.
Configure the URL of the server
for certificate request
certificate request url
url-string
Required
No URL is configured by
default.
Configure the polling interval
and attempt limit for querying
the certificate request status
certificate request polling
{ count count | interval
minutes }
Optional
The polling is executed for up to
5 times at the interval of 20
minutes by default.
Specify the LDAP server
ldap-server ip ip-address
[ port port-number ] [ version
version-number ]
Optional
No LDP server is specified by
default.
Configure the fingerprint for
root certificate verification
root-certificate fingerprint
{ md5 | sha1 } string
Required when the certificate
request mode is auto and
optional when the certificate
request mode is manual. In the
latter case, if you do not
configure this command, the
fingerprint of the root certificate
must be verified manually.
No fingerprint is configured by
default.
z Currently, up to two PKI domains can be created on a device.
z The CA name is required only when you retrieve a CA certificate. It is not used when in local
certificate request.
z Currently, the URL of the server for certificate request does not support domain name resolving.
Submitting a PKI Certificate Request
When requesting a certificate, an entity introduces itself to the CA by providing its identity information
and public key, which will be the major components of the certificate. A certificate request can be
submitted to a CA in two ways: online and offline. In offline mode, a certificate request is submitted to a
CA by an “out-of-band” means such as phone, disk, or e-mail.
Online certificate request falls into two categories: manual mode and auto mode.
Submitting a Certificate Request in Auto Mode
In auto mode, an entity automatically requests a certificate through the SCEP protocol when it has no
local certificate or the present certificate is about to expire.