2. Creating a PKI domain
(Required.)
Create a PKI domain, setting the certificate request mode to Manual.
Before requesting a PKI certificate, an entity needs to be configured with
some enrollment information, which is referred to as a PKI domain.
A PKI domain is intended only for convenience of reference by other
applications, and has only local significance.
3. Creating an RSA key pair
(Required.)
Generate a local RSA key pair
.
By default, no local RSA key pair exists.
Generating an RSA key pair is an important step in certificate request. The
key pair includes a public key and a private key. The private key is kept by
the user, and the public key is transferred to the CA along with some other
information.
IMPORTANT:
If a local certificate already exists, you must remove the certificate before
generating a new key pair, so as to keep the consistency between the key pair
and the local certificate.
4. Retrieving the CA
certificate
(Required.)
Certificate retrieval serves the following purposes:
• Locally store the certificates associated with the local security domain for
improved query efficiency and reduced query count,
• Prepare for certificate verification.
IMPORTANT:
If a local CA certificate already exists, you cannot perform the CA certificate
retrieval operation. This will avoid possible mismatch between certificates and
registration information resulting from relevant changes. To retrieve the CA
certificate, you need to remove the CA certificate and local certificate first.
5. Requesting a local
certificate
(Required.)
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 online mode or offline
mode.
• In online mode, if the request is granted, the local certificate will be
retrieved to the local system automatically.
• In offline mode, you need to retrieve the local certificate by an
out-of-band means.
IMPORTANT:
If a local certificate already exists, you cannot perform the local certificate
retrieval operation. This will avoid possible mismatch between the local
certificate and registration information resulting from relevant changes. To
retrieve a new local certificate, you need to remove the CA certificate and
local certificate first.
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