Importing and creating certificates
Procedure
On the NETWORK menu, under the VPN submenu, click Certificates.
- To import a certificate, under the Import certificates section, enter the Password that was specified when the certificate was created:
- To import a certificate in PKCS#12 format:
- From Import PKCS#12 filename, click Choose File.
- Locate the relevant certificate and click Open.
- Click Import certificate and key from PKCS#12.
- To import a certificate in PEM format:
- From Import PEM filename, click Choose File.
- Locate the relevant certificate and click Open.
- Click Import certificate from PEM.
- To create a new signed certificate:
- Under the Create new signed certificate section, select the certificate’s ID type and enter an ID value, for example, a host name or an email address.
- Enter a Common name for the certificate, for example, Head Office and an optional administrative Email address for the certificate owner.
- Enter an Organization and Department identifier for the certificate owner.
- Enter a Locality or town and a State or province for the certificate owner.
- Enter a two-letter Country code, for example, US or UK, for the certificate owner.
- From the Lifetime list, select the length of time that the certificate is valid for.
- If you select "User defined" from the Lifetime list, in User define (days) you need to enter the number of days the Certificate Authority is valid.
- Click Create signed certificate.
Follow-up tasks
- To review an installed signed certificate:
- Under the Installed signed certificates section, find the certificate that you want to view.
- Click the certificate name. The content appears in a new browser window.
- Close the browser window to return to the Smoothwall.
- To export an installed signed certificate:
- Under the Installed signed certificates section, select the certificate that you want to export.
- To export in the PKCS#12 format:
- Enter a Password and Again and then click Export certificate and key as PKCS#12.
- Choose to save the PKCS#12 container file (a .p12 file) to disk in the dialog box launched by your browser software.
- To export in any other format:
- From the Export format list, select the format that you want and click Export.
- Choose to save the certificate file (a .pem or .der file) to disk in the dialog box launched by your browser software.
- To delete a certificate, under the Installed signed certificates section, select the certificate that you want to delete and click Delete.
Note: Distribute the certificate to its recipient host in a secure manner because it contains the private key that should only be known by the certificate owner.