Self-signed certificates settings
Use this page to create self-signed certificates.
To view this administrative console page, click
. Under Configuration settings, click . Under Related items, click . Under Additional Properties, click .This same help file is available when you create a new certificate or view an existing certificate. The fields in this help file are described according to how they appear and are used on the administrative console.
Alias
Specifies the alias for the personal certificate in the keystore.
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Data type: | Text |
Version
Specifies the version of the personal certificate. Valid versions include X509 V3, X509 V2, or X509 V1. It is recommended to use X509 V3 certificates.
This field is read-only when you create or view a certificate.
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Data type: | Text |
Default: | X509 V3 |
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Key size
Specifies the key size of the private key that is used by the personal certificate.
When you are creating a certificate you can select the key size from the drop-down list. This field is read-only when you view a certificate.
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Data type: | Integer |
Default: | 1024 |
Other valid key sizes: | 512, 2048, 4096 |
Common name
Specifies the common name portion of the distinguished name (DN). It is recommended that this name be the host name of the machine on which the certificate resides. In some cases, the common name is used to login during Secure Socket Layer (SSL) certificate authentication; therefore, in some cases, this name might be used as a user ID for a local operating system registry.
When you create a new certificate you can enter the common name in this field. This field does not display when you view an existing certificate.
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Data type: | Text |
Serial number
Identifies the certificate serial number that is generated by the issuer of the certificate. When creating a certificate this field does not appear.
This field is read-only when you view an existing certificate.
Validity period
Specifies the length in days during which the certificate is valid. The default is 365 days. You can enter any number of days you wish.
This field is read-only when you view an existing certificate. This field displays a validity period as a range of days between two dates. For example, Valid from March 16, 2008 to March 16, 2009.
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Data type: | Text |
Organization
You enter the organization portion of the distinguished name. This field is optional.
This field displays only when you create a new certificate.
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Data type: | Text |
Organization unit
Specifies the organization unit portion of the distinguished name. This field is optional.
This field displays only when you create a new certificate.
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Data type: | Text |
Locality
Specifies the locality portion of the distinguished name. This field is optional.
This field displays only when you create a new certificate.
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Data type: | Text |
State/Province
Specifies the state portion of the distinguished name. This field is optional.
This field displays only when you create a new certificate.
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Data type: | Text |
Zip code
Specifies the zip code portion of the distinguished name. This field is optional.
This field displays only when you create a new certificate.
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Data type: | Integer |
Country or region
Select the country portion of the distinguished name from the drop-down list. This field is optional.
This field displays only when you create a new certificate.
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Data type: | Text |
Default: | (none) |
Validity period
Identifies the length, in days, when the certificate is valid. The default is 365 days.
This field is read-only when you view an existing certificate and shows the start and end dates.
Issued to
Identifies the distinguished name of the entity to which the certificate was issued.
This field is read-only when you view an existing certificate.
Issued by
Identifies the distinguished name of the entity that issued the certificate. When the personal certificate is self-signed, this name is identical to the Issued to distinguished name.
This field is read-only when you view an existing certificate.
Fingerprint (SHA Digest)
Identifies the Secure Hash Algorithm (SHA hash) of the certificate, which can be used to verify the certificate's hash at another location, such as the client side of a connection.
This field is read-only when you view an existing certificate.
Signature algorithm
Identifies the algorithm used to sign the certificate.
This field is read-only when you view an existing certificate.