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Generating a CSR and Obtaining a Self Certificate from a CA, Certificate Request
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ProSafe Gigabit Quad WAN SSL VPN Firewall SRX5308 Reference Manual Generating a CSR and Obtaining a Self Certificate from a CA To use a self certificate, you must first request the digital certificate from a CA, and then download and activate the digital certificate on the VPN firewall. To request a self certificate from a CA, you must generate a Certificate Signing Request (CSR) for and on the VPN firewall. The CSR is a file that contains information about your company and about the device that holds the certificate. Refer to the CA for guidelines about the information that you must include in your CSR. To generate a new CSR file, obtain a digital certificate from a CA, and upload it to the VPN firewall: 1. Select VPN > Certificates from the menu. The Certificates screen displays. Figure 7-13 shows the middle section of the screen with the Active Self Certificates section, Generate Self Certificate Request section, and Self Certificate Requests section. (The Self Certificate Requests table contains one example.) Figure 7-13 Certificates, screen 2 of 3 Managing Users, Authentication, and Certificates v1.0, April 2010 7-21