Managing certificate requests in a certificate database

To manage certificate requests in a certificate database with the local management interface, use the SSL Certificates management page. In particular, you can create, view, export, or delete certificate requests, and list all certificate request names.

Procedure

  1. From the top menu, select Manage System Settings > Secure Settings > SSL Certificates.
  2. Select the certificate database of interest.
  3. Select Manage > Edit SSL Certificate Database.
  4. Click the Certificate Requests tab. All certificate request names are displayed on this tab.
    Create a certificate request
    1. Click New.
    2. Enter Certificate Request Label, Certificate Request Distinguished Name, and Key Size.
    3. Click Save.
      Note: For the changes to take effect, they must be deployed as described in Configuration changes commit process.
    View and export a certificate request
    1. Select the certificate request that you want to view.
    2. Click Manage > View. The content of the certificate request is displayed in the browser.
    3. Optional: Click Export. Then, confirm the save operation in the window that pops up.
    Export a certificate request
    1. Select the certificate request that you want to export.
    2. Click Manage > Export. The content of the certificate request is displayed in the browser.
    3. Confirm the save operation in the window that pops up.
    Delete a certificate request
    1. Select the certificate request that you want to delete.
    2. Click Delete.
    3. In the window that pops up, click Yes.
      Note: For the changes to take effect, they must be deployed as described in Configuration changes commit process.