Certificate Requests

The Request Certificate dialog lets you generate a private key and certificate request that you can send to a trusted Certificate Authority.
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The Request Certificate dialog lets you generate a private key and certificate request that you can send to a trusted Certificate Authority.
This dialog contains the following settings:
  • Alias
    Assigns an alias to the request. This alias refers to the private key elsewhere in the UI.
    Value:
    Alphanumeric string
  • Requester Name
    Indicates the name of the company or person making the request.
    To configure SAML 1.1 Artifact single sign-on from the consumer system, enter the name of the producer-to-consumer partnership at the producer. The producer-side partnership name for this field is necessary for transactions using client certificate authentication to protect the back channel.
    Value:
    Alphanumeric string
  • Organization Unit
    Specifies the branch of the organization that is requesting the certificate.
    Value:
    Alphanumeric string
  • Organization
    Specifies the company or organization requesting the certificate.
    Value:
    Alphanumeric string
  • City or Locality
    (Optional) Identifies the city or town where the organization requesting the certificate is located.
    Value:
    Alphanumeric string
  • State or Province
    (Optional) Identifies the state or province where the organization requesting the certificate is located.
    Value:
    Alphanumeric string
  • Country
    (Optional) Identifies the country where the organization requesting the certificate is located.
    Value:
    Select a country from the pull-down menu.
  • Key Algorithm
    Specifies the key algorithm that is required to generate the certificate. Only RSA algorithms are supported.
    Default:
    RSA
  • Signature Algorithm
    Indicates the signature algorithm that is required to generate the certificate.
    Default:
    MD5withRSA
    Options:
    MD5withRSA, SHA1withRSA, SHA256withRSA, SHA512withRSA
    MD5 is not FIPS-compatible, but the SHA options are not.
  • Key size (bits)
    Specifies the maximum size, in bits, that they private key can be.
    Default:
    1024
    Options:
    512, 1024, 2048, 4096
  • Validity Period (days)
    Specifies how long, in days, the certificate request is valid for.
    Default:
    90 days
    Value:
    a positive integer
  • File Format
    Displays the file format of the certificate request as read-only text. Only PKCS#10 is supported.
    Default:
    PKCS#10