Fortinet FortiGate Series Administration Guide

System Certificates Local Certificates
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For detailed information and step-by-step procedures related to obtaining and installing
digital certificates, see the FortiGate Certificate Management User Guide.
Generating a certificate request
The FortiGate unit generates a certificate request based on the information you enter to
identify the FortiGate unit. Generated requests are displayed in the Local Certificates list
with a status of PENDING. After you generate a certificate request, you can download the
request to a computer that has management access to the FortiGate unit and then forward
the request to a CA.
To fill out a certificate request, go to System > Certificates > Local Certificates, select
Generate, and complete the fields in the table below. To download and send the certificate
request to a CA, see “Downloading and submitting a certificate request” on page 304.
Figure 152: Generate Certificate Signing Request
Comments A description of the certificate.
Status The status of the local certificate. PENDING designates a certificate request
that needs to be downloaded and signed.
View Certificate
Detail icon
Display certificate details such as the certificate name, issuer, subject, and
valid certificate dates.
Delete icon Delete the selected certificate request or installed server certificate from the
FortiGate configuration. This is available only if the certificate has PENDING
status.
Download icon Save a copy of the certificate request to a local computer. You can send the
request to your CA to obtain a signed server certificate for the FortiGate unit
(SCEP-based certificates only).
Remove/Add OU

Fortinet FortiGate Series Specifications

General

Brand	Fortinet
Model	FortiGate Series
Category	Firewall
Language	English