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<a name="wp1073846"> </a><h1 class="pTitle">
Generating Certificate Requests

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You must generate a request to obtain identity certificates from the associated trust point CA for each of 
your switch’s RSA key pairs. You must then cut and paste the displayed request into an e-mail message 
or in a website form for the CA.

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Detailed Steps
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To generate a request for signed certificates from the CA, follow these steps:

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<a name="wp1119186"> </a><li class="pSmartList1">Expand <b class="cBold">Switches</b> &gt; <b class="cBold">Security,</b> and then select <b class="cBold">PKI </b>in the Physical Attributes pane. 
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<a name="wp1119187"> </a><li class="pSmartList1">Click the <b class="cBold">Trust Point Actions </b>tab in the Information pane. 
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<a name="wp1119188"> </a><li class="pSmartList1">Select the <b class="cBold">certreq</b> option from the Command drop-down menu.
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This action generates a PKCS#10 certificate signing request (CSR) needed for an identity certificate 
from the CA corresponding to this trust point entry. This entry requires an associated key-pair. The CA 
certificate or certificate chain should already be configured through the <b class="cBold">caauth</b> action. See 
<a href="digicert21.html">&quot;Authenticating the CA&quot; topic</a>.

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<a name="wp1119193"> </a><li class="pSmartList1">Enter the output file name for storing the generated certificate request. 
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It will be used to store the CSR generated in PEM format. Use the format bootflash:filename. This CSR 
should be submitted to the CA to get the identity certificate. Once the identity certificate is obtained, it 
should be installed in this trust point. See <a href="digicert25.html">&quot;Installing Identity Certificates&quot; topic</a>.

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<a name="wp1119198"> </a><li class="pSmartList1">Enter the <em class="cEmphasis">challenge</em> password to be included in the CSR. 
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<strong>Note	&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</strong> The challenge password is not saved with the configuration. This password is required in the 
event that your certificate needs to be revoked, so you must remember this password.

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<a name="wp1119200"> </a><li class="pSmartList1">Click <b class="cBold">Apply Changes</b> to save the changes.
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<hr /><br><p class="pBody">Copyright 2010-2013, Cisco Systems, Inc. All rights reserved.</p> 

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