Generating Keys And Certificates; Example: Generating An Rsa Key; Example: Generating A Certificate - Cisco CSS11501S-C-K9 Configuration Manual

Generating Keys and Certificates

Generating Keys and Certificates

Example: Generating an RSA Key

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Example: Generating a Certificate

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RSA private keys, certificates, and certificate signing requests can be generated
directly on the device.
Enter Privileged, Configuration, SSL Configuration, and Key Configuration
1.
modes, creating a key named myGenKey.
SCA> enable
SCA# configure
(config[myDevice])# ssl
(config-ssl[myDevice])# key myGenKey create
(config-ssl-key[myGenKey])#
Enter the following command to generate a 1024-bit key using the seed string
2.
lemon. The key is displayed once using DES encryption. The resulting key is
stored on the device as well as exported to a PEM-encoded file named
mykey.pem. (This command must be entered on one line.)
(config-ssl-key[myGenKey])# genrsa bits 1024 encrypt des seed
lemon output https://www.mywebsite.com/mykey.pem
Using the HTTPS protocol ensures that your key is transmitted
securely.
Enter Privileged, Configuration, and SSL Configuration modes.
1.
SCA> enable
SCA# configure
(config[myDevice])# ssl
(config-ssl[myDevice])#
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