Motorola Solutions AP-6511 Access Point System Reference Guide
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12.2.4 Generating a Certificate Signing Request
Certificates
A certificate signing request (CSR) is a message from a requestor to a certificate authority to apply for a
digital identity certificate. The CSR is composed of a block of encrypted text generated on the server the
certificate will be used on. It contains information included in the certificate, including organization name,
common name (domain name), locality and country.
A RSA key must be either created or applied to the certificate request before the certificate can be
generated. A private key is not included in the CSR, but is used to digitally sign the completed request. The
certificate created with a particular CSR only worked with the private key generated with it. If the private
key is lost, the certificate is no longer functional. The CSR can be accompanied by other identity credentials
required by the certificate authority, and the certificate authority maintains the right to contact the applicant
for additional information.
If the request is successful, the CA sends an identity certificate digitally signed with the private key of the
CA.
To create a CSR:
1. Select Operations > Certificates.
2. Select Create CSR.
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