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Chapter 15 Maintenance Screens
NSA210 User’s Guide
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15.6.1 Modifying or Creating a Certificate
When you select the Edit a self-signed CA certificate option, then click the Edit
button, a screen opens to allow you to make adjustments to the NSA’s public key
certificate.
The screen is also the same for the Create a certificate authorized by other
CA option
.
Figure 151 Maintenance > SSL > Create or Edit a Certificate
The following table describes the labels in this screen.
Table 103 Maintenance > SSL > Create or Edit a Certificate
LABEL DESCRIPTION
Common Name This name describes the certificate’s origin, either in the form of
an IP address or a domain name.
Host IP Address Select this option and enter the NSA’s IP address if you want to
use this for the common name.
Host Domain Name Select this option and enter the NSA’s domain name if you want
to use this for the common name
Organizational Unit
(Optional)
Enter this name of the organizational unit which owns or
maintains the NSA. This is an optional field.
Organization
(Optional)
Enter this name of the organization or company which owns or
maintains the NSA. This is an optional field.
Country (Optional) Enter this name of the country in which the NSA is located. This
is an optional field.
Key Type Select the certificate’s key type, either RSA or DSA. RSA is a
public-key encryption and digital signature algorithm, while DSA
is only a digital signature algorithm.
Key Length Select the encryption key length. The longer the key, the better
the encryption security. The only drawback to having a long key
is that the file encrypted with it swells in size as well.