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:
- AliasAssigns an alias to the request. This alias refers to the private key elsewhere in the UI.Value:Alphanumeric string
- Requester NameIndicates 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 UnitSpecifies the branch of the organization that is requesting the certificate.Value:Alphanumeric string
- OrganizationSpecifies 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 AlgorithmSpecifies the key algorithm that is required to generate the certificate. Only RSA algorithms are supported.Default:RSA
- Signature AlgorithmIndicates the signature algorithm that is required to generate the certificate.Default:MD5withRSAOptions:MD5withRSA, SHA1withRSA, SHA256withRSA, SHA512withRSAMD5 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:1024Options:512, 1024, 2048, 4096
- Validity Period (days)Specifies how long, in days, the certificate request is valid for.Default:90 daysValue:a positive integer
- File FormatDisplays the file format of the certificate request as read-only text. Only PKCS#10 is supported.Default:PKCS#10