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6. Identify the New Certificate Type selected.
If you select SSL authority, RSA, or DSA certificates, select PEM or PKCS7.
If the Web Manager determines that the certificate is an Authority Certificate type, the New
Certificate Type field updates to PKCS12 automatically. For PKCS12 certificates, enter a
password.
Note: Ensure that the certificate is formatted properly with a valid open and close tag.
Also ensure that the Private Key is associated to the selected certificate and that it is
formatted properly with a valid open and close tag.
7. To locate the associated valid New Private Key for this certificate, click Browse... to browse
to and select the file.
8. Select the New Key Type from the drop-down menu.
9. Click Submit.
To Configure an SSL Credential to Use a Self-Signed Certificate
1. In the Web Manager, click the Administration tab.
2. Click SSL.
3. Click Credentials.
4. Under View or Edit, click the credential you wish to modify to access the information page for
that credential.
5. Enter the details for a new self-signed certificate for this credential. Reference Table 9-42 SSL
Credential - Create New Self-Signed Certificate on page 109.
6. Click Submit. The process to create a self-signed certificate can take up to 30 seconds,
depending on the length of the key.
Trusted Authorities
One or more authority certificates are used to verify the identity of a peer. Authority certificates are
used with some wireless authentication methods. These certificates do not require a private key.
Table 9-43 SSL Trusted Authority
Trusted Authorities
Settings
Description
Authority Click the Browse... button to browse to an existing SSL authority certificate.
RSA or DSA certificates are allowed.
The format of the authority certificate can be PEM or PKCS7. PEM files must
start with “-----BEGIN CERTIFICATE-----” and end with “-----END
CERTIFICATE-----”. Some certificate authorities add comments before and/or
after these lines. Those comments must be deleted before upload.
New Certificate Type Select the certificate type through the drop-down window.
This field may automatically update, depending upon extension of the certificate
entered.
Delete All To delete all existing certificate authorities as listed, click the Delete ALL button.
Delete To delete an existing certificate authority, click the Delete button beside the
specific authority listed under Current Certificate Authorities.