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SSL Certificates Support
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CSR Generation Instructions- F5 BIG-IP
To generate a CSR, you will need to create a key pair
for your server. These two items are a digital certificate key pair
and cannot be separated. If you lose your public/private key file or
your password and generate a new one, your SSL Certificate will no longer
match. You will have to request a new SSL Certificate and may be charged.
Generate
a Certificate Request
Create a new certificate request using the Configuration
utility. If you do not know the terms used, see the Terms Defined section
below.
- In the navigation
pane, click
Proxies.
- On the Proxies
screen, click
the Create SSL Certificate Request tab.
- In the Key Information
section, select
a key length and key file name.
- In the Certificate
Information section, enter information for your company.
- Click Generate Certificate Request.
- In the SSL Certificate
Request screen, start the process of obtaining a certificate from VeriSign.
- Click on the URL for the VeriSign SSL certificate product to
obtain a certificate for the server.
Terms
Defined
Common Name
The Common Name
is the Host + Domain Name. It looks like "www.company.co.uk"
or "company.co.uk".
VeriSign certificates
can only be used on Web servers using the Common Name specified during
enrolment. For example, a certificate for the domain "domain.co.uk"
will receive a warning if accessing a site named "www.domain.co.uk"
or "secure.domain.co.uk", because "www.domain.co.uk"
and "secure.domain.co.uk" are different from "domain.co.uk".
Organisation Information
- If your company or department has an &, @, or any other symbol
using the shift key in its name, you must spell out the symbol or omit
it to enrol.
- The “Org Unit” field is the name of the department or organisation
unit making the request.
- The Locality field is the city or town name, for example: Guildford.
- Do not abbreviate the county name, for example: Surrey.
- Use the two-letter code without punctuation for country, for example:
GB.
Contact Information
During the verification
process, VeriSign may need to contact your organisation. Be sure to
provide an email address, phone number, and fax number that will be
checked and responded to quickly. These fields are not part of the certificate.
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