> # Manual Enrollment Using Cut-and-Paste Method

> Cisco MDS NX-OS supports certificate retrieval and enrollment using a manual cut-and-paste method. Cut-and-paste enrollment literally means you must cut and paste the certificate requests and resulting certificates between the switch and the CA, as follows:

> 1. Create an enrollment certificate request, which is displayed in base64-encoded text form.
> 2. Cut and paste the encoded certificate request text in an e-mail message or in a web form and send it to the CA.
> 3. Receive the issued certificate (in base64-encoded text form) from the CA in an e-mail message or in a web browser download.
> 4. Cut and paste the issued certificate to the switch using the certificate import facility.

> Note DCNM-SAN does not support cut and paste. Instead, it allows the enrollment request (certificate signing request) to be saved in a file to be sent manually to the CA.

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