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Requesting an Identity Certificate

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To request an identify certificate from a Microsoft Certificate server using a PKCS#10 certificate signing 
request (CRS), follow these steps:

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<a name="wp1119542"> </a><li class="pSmartList1">Click the Request an identity certificate radio button on the Microsoft Certificate Services web interface 
and click <b class="cBold">Next</b>.
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<a name="wp1119543"> </a><li class="pSmartList1">Click the<b class="cBold"> Advanced Request</b> radio button and click <b class="cBold">Next</b>.
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<a name="wp1119545"> </a><li class="pSmartList1">Click the <b class="cBold">Submit a certificate request using a base64 encoded PKCS#10 file or a renewal request 
using a base64 encoded PKCS#7 file </b>radio button and click <b class="cBold">Next</b>.
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<a name="wp1119547"> </a><li class="pSmartList1">Paste the base64 PKCS#10 certificate request in the Saved Request text box and click <b class="cBold">Next</b>. 
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The certificate request is copied from the MDS switch console (see the <a href="digicert24.html">&quot;Generating Certificate 
Requests&quot; topic</a> and <a href="digicert33.html#wp1119476">&quot;To configure certificates on an MDS switch, follow these steps:&quot; topic</a>).

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<a name="wp1119556"> </a><li class="pSmartList1">Wait one or two days until the certificate is issued by the CA administrator.
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<a name="wp1119557"> </a><li class="pSmartList1">The CA administrator approves the certificate request.
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<a name="wp1119559"> </a><li class="pSmartList1">Click the <b class="cBold">Check on a pending certificate</b> radio button on the Microsoft Certificate Services web 
interface and click <b class="cBold">Next</b>.
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<a name="wp1119560"> </a><li class="pSmartList1">Select the certificate request you want to check and click <b class="cBold">Next</b>.
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<a name="wp1119562"> </a><li class="pSmartList1">Select <b class="cBold">Base 64 encoded</b> and click the <b class="cBold">Download CA certificate </b>link.
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<a name="wp1119563"> </a><li class="pSmartList1">Click <b class="cBold">Open</b> on the File Download dialog box.
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<a name="wp1119564"> </a><li class="pSmartList1">Click the <b class="cBold">Details</b> tab on the Certificate dialog and click the <b class="cBold">Copy to File</b> button. Click the <b class="cBold">Base-64 
encoded X.509 (.CER)</b> radio button on the Certificate Export Wizard dialog box and click <b class="cBold">Next</b>.
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<a name="wp1119566"> </a><li class="pSmartList1">Enter the destination file name in the File name: text box on the Certificate Export Wizard dialog box, 
then click <b class="cBold">Next</b>.
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<a name="wp1119567"> </a><li class="pSmartList1">Click <b class="cBold">Finish</b>.
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<a name="wp1119568"> </a><li class="pSmartList1">Display the identity certificate in base64-encoded format using the Microsoft Windows <b class="cBold">type</b> command.
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