Nortel Networks 425 series Switch User Manual


 
Managing private keys and certificates 313
b In a text editor, open the key file.
c Copy the entire contents, including the -----BEGIN
RSA PRIVATE KEY----- and -----END RSA PRIVATE
KEY----- lines.
3 Add the private key.
a Enter the following command:
/cfg/cert #/key
b Paste the contents of the key file at the command prompt.
c Press Enter to create a new line, and then enter an ellipsis
(...) to terminate.
d If the key is password protected, you are prompted to enter
the password phrase. The password phrase required is the
one you specified when saving or exporting the private key.
4 Apply the changes.
The certificate and private key are now fully installed.
Figure 17 "Adding a private key by pasting" (page 314) shows
sample output for the /cfg/cert #/key command. For
more information about the Certificate menu commands, see
“Managing and viewing certificates and keys” (page 302).
Nortel Secure Network Access Switch
Using the Command Line Interface
NN47230-100 03.01 Standard
28 July 2008
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