Managing keys and certificates 453
Nortel WLAN—Security Switch 2300 Series Configuration Guide
Certificate
Signing Request
(CSR) certificate
1. Generate a public-private key pair on the WSS.
2. Generate a CSR on the switch as a PKCS #10
object file.
3. Give the CSR to a CA and receive a signed
certificate (a PEM-encoded PKCS #7 object
file).
4. Paste the PEM-encoded file into the CLI to
store the certificate on the WSS.
5. Obtain and install the CA’s own certificate.
• “Creating public-private key
pairs” (page 454)
• “Creating a CSR and installing
a certificate from a PKCS #7
object file” (page 457)
• “Installing a CA’s own
certificate” (page 458)
Table 2: Procedures for creating and validating certificates (continued)
Certificate
Installation
Method
Steps Required Instructions