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Quick Reference Guide 293
Create a Certificate Signing Request (CSR) File
Run the following command to generate the certificate signing request:
>openssl req -new -key cakey.pem > server.csr
The following table provides an explanation of the command elements:
Fill in your company information. If “States” or “Province” names do not exist in
your country, please repeat the “Locality Name.”
The “Common Name” is the name used in the HSG->AAA->SSL Certificate Domain
Name. The Common Name in the Public Key must match the SSL Certificate
Domain Name in the Web Management Interface of the HSG (refer to the HSG setup
information later in this document).
openssl “openssl” command
req A parameter for creating a
request
new Defining a “new” request …
key … from private key
> Output to …
server.csr … the output file