Performing device administration tasks Manage X.509 certificates and host key pairs
Digi TransPort® Routers User Guide
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Command Instance Parameter Values Equivalent web parameter
creq 0 locality String Locality (L)
creq 0 orgname String Organisation (O)
creq 0 org_unit String Organisational Unit (OU)
creq 0 email Email Address E-Mail
creq 0 unstructname String Unstructured Name
creq 0 digest MD5 or SHA1 Digest Algorithm
creq command
Use the creq command to generate the certificate request using the configured parameters. If the
private key does not already exist and you enter the appropriate parameters, the private key is
generated at the same time.
To generate a certificate request, enter:
cr eq new - k<pr i v key f i l e> - o<cer t r equest f i l e>
To generate a private key and a certificate request, enter:
cr eq new –b<pr i v key l engt h> - k<pr i v key f i l e> - o<cer t r eq f i l e>
To generate a certificate request file called request.pem from a private key called priv001.pem,
enter:
cr eq new - kpr i v001. pem - o r equest . pem
To generate a 512-bit private key named private.pem, and a certificate request named certreq.pem
using that file, enter:
cr eq new - b512 - kpr i vat e. pem - ocer t r eq. pem