Chapter 19 Certificates
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19.3 The Local Certificates Screen
Click Securit y > Ce rt ificat es t o open t he Local Cert ificat es screen. This is t he Device’s sum m ary
list of cert ificat es and cert ificat ion request s.
Figure 111 Secur ity > Cert ificat es > Local Certificat es
The following t able describes t he labels in t his screen.
Table 83 Securit y > Cer t ificat es > Local Certificat es
LABEL DESCRIPTION
Private Key is
prot ected by a
password?
Select t he check box and enter the pr ivat e key into t he text box to st ore it on the Device.
The privat e key should not exceed 63 ASCI I charact ers (not including spaces).
Browse... Click t his t o find t he cert ificate file you want t o upload.
I m port Cert ificat e Click t his but t on t o save t he certificat e t hat you have enrolled from a cert ificat ion
aut horit y from your com puter t o t he Device.
Create Certificat e
Request
Click this button to go to t he screen where you can have t he Device generat e a
certificat ion request .
Current File This field displays t he nam e used t o identify t his cert ificat e. I t is recom m ended that you
give each cert ificat e a unique nam e.
Subj ect This field displays ident ifying inform at ion about t he certificat e’s ow ner, such as CN
( Com m on Nam e) , OU (Organizat ional Unit or depar t m ent ) , O (Organizat ion or com pany)
and C ( Count ry) . I t is recom m ended that each cert ificate have unique subj ect
inform at ion.
I ssuer This field displays ident ify ing inform ation about the certificat e’s issuing cer t ification
aut horit y, such as a com m on nam e, organizat ional unit or depart m ent , organizat ion or
com pany and country.
Valid Fr om This field displays the date that t he certificate becom es applicable. The t ext displays in
red and includes a N ot Ye t Valid! m essage if the certificate has not yet becom e
applicable.
Valid To This field display s t he date t hat t he cert ificate expires. The text displays in red and
includes an Ex piring! or Expired! m essage if t he cert ificate is about t o expire or has
already expired.
Modify Click the View icon to open a screen wit h an in-dept h list of inform at ion about the
certificate ( or cer t ificat ion request ) .
For a cer t ification request, click Load Signed t o im port the signed cert ificat e.
Click the Re m ove icon t o delet e t he certificate ( or cert ification request ) . You cannot
delete a certificat e t hat one or m ore features is configured to use.