Managing personal certificates in a certificate database

To manage personal certificates in a certificate database with the local management interface, use the SSL Certificates management page.

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 Personal Certificates tab. All personal certificate names are displayed on this tab.

   Import a personal certificate

   1. Click Manage > Import.
   2. Click Browse. Then, select the file that contains the personal certificate to import.
      Note: Any PKCS 12 file to be imported must have the file extension .p12 for the import operation to be successful.
   3. Optional: Specify the password for the file that contains the personal certificate to import.
   4. Click Import.
      Note: For the changes to take effect, they must be deployed as described in Configuration changes commit process.

   Receive a personal certificate

   Note: A personal certificate can be received only if a corresponding certificate request exists.

   1. Click Manage > Recieve.
   2. Click Browse. Then, select the personal certificate to be received.
   3. Select the Default check box if you want to set the personal certificate as default.
   4. Click Receive.
      Note: For the changes to take effect, they must be deployed as described in Configuration changes commit process.

   View a personal certificate

   1. Select the personal certificate you want to view.
   2. Click Manage > View. The content of the personal certificate is displayed in the browser.
   3. Optional: Click Export. Then, confirm the save operation in the window that pops up.
      Note: You must configure the software that blocks pop-up windows in your browser to allow pop-up windows for the appliance before files can be exported.

   Export a personal certificate

   1. Select the personal certificate that you want to export.
   2. Click Manage > Export.
      Note: You must configure the software that blocks pop-up windows in your browser to allow pop-up windows for the appliance before files can be exported.
   3. Confirm the save operation in the browser window that pops up.

   Extract a personal certificate

   Note: The Extract option is used to export a single certificate and its private key (if one exists) from the current key database to a new pcks12 formatted key database.

   1. Select the personal certificate that you want to extract.
   2. Click Manage > Extract.
   3. In the Extract Personal Certificate window, enter a password for the extracted certificate container and confirm the password.
   4. Click Extract.
      Note: You might want to save the certificate with the .p12 file extension for later use. Any PKCS 12 file to be imported must have the file extension .p12 for the import operation to be successful.

   Delete a personal certificate

   1. Select the personal certificate 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.

   Create a personal certificate (self-signed)

   1. Click New.
   2. Enter Certificate Label, Certificate Distinguished Name, Key Size, and Expiration Time. The default value for Expiration Time is 365 days.
   3. Select the Default check box if you want to set this personal certificate as the default certificate.
   4. Click Save.
      Note: For the changes to take effect, they must be deployed as described in Configuration changes commit process.

   Set a personal certificate as default

   1. Select the personal certificate that you want to edit.
   2. Click Edit.
   3. Select the Set as the Default Certificate check box to set the personal certificate as the default certificate.
   4. Click Save.
      Note: For the changes to take effect, they must be deployed as described in Configuration changes commit process.