About this task
The following steps demonstrate how to create a self-signed certificate. Use a certificate-generating application that is approved by your IT department. This procedure creates a file in the appropriate format for submitting the properties of your SSL certificate to the certificate authority.
Procedure
- Open your certificate creating-application and select the Certificates tab.
- Click New Certificate.
- Accept the defaults, unless they conflict with your IT policies.
- Select the Subject tab.
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In the Distinguished name properties window, complete
the fields with the information shown in the following table:
Table 1. Distinguished name properties Field Description Internal name This name is only used internally and does not appear in the certificate. organizationName The name of your organization countryName The country in which your organization is located organizationalUnitName The name of your department within the organization stateOrProvinceName The state in which your organization is located commonName The domain name without https://. The domain name is the site used to browse to the SBH UI. localityName The city in which your organization is located emailAddress This is usually the e-mail address of the administrator of your organization. Private key Select the private key you generated in the Generating a private key section. If you have not created a private key or need to generate a new one, click Generate a new key and follow the steps in Generating a private key. - Select the Extensions tab.
- In the Validity and Time range sections, define time limits and valid ranges for your certificate.
- Click OK. The new certificate is now in your list of certificates with the internal name you assigned.
- Select the certificate and click Export.
- Choose an export format of PEM and click OK to save the file. This is the file you use when Adding a private key and certificate to the SBH.