Generating a Certificate Signing Request (CSR) using Cobalt RaQ4/XTR
To Enable SSL on a Virtual Site:
- Go to the Server Management screen.
- Click the green icon (Wrench for RaQ4, Pencil for XTR) next to the virtual site on which you want to enable SSL. The Site Management screen appears.
- Click “Site Settings” on the left side. (Then ‘General’ for XTR)
- Click the check box next to “Enable SSL”.
- Click “Save Changes”.
The RaQ4/XTR saves the configuration of the virtual site.
Generate a self-signed certificate:
- Once SSL is enabled, the user must now create a self-signed certificate. The self-signed certificate will be signed later by an external authority.
- Go to the Server Management screen.
- Click the green icon (Wrench for RaQ4, Pencil for XTR) next to the SSL enabled virtual site).
- Click “SSL Settings” on the left side. The Certificate Subject Information table appears.
- Enter the following information:
- Country Enter the two-letter country code
- State Enter the name of the state or County
- Locality Enter the city or locality
- Organization Enter the name of the organization
- Organizational Unit As an option, enter the name of a department
- Select “Generate self-signed certificate” from the pull-down menu at the bottom.
- Click” Save Changes”.
The RaQ4/XTR processes the information and regenerates the screen with the new self-signed certificate in the Certificate Request and Certificate windows.
Copy the entire contents of the certificate request, including:
—–BEGIN CERTIFICATE REQUEST—– and —–END CERTIFICATE REQUEST—–
for use during the purchasing process.
For more information, see the Cobalt User Guide available at: http://www.sun.com/hardware/serverappliances/documentation/manuals.html