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VPN 3002 Hardware Client Reference
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Chapter 12 Administration
Certificate Management
Enrolling and Installing Identity Certificates
When you generate a request for an identity certificate, you need to provide the following information.
Tip Check to be sure that you have this information before you begin.
Table 12-1 Fields in a Certificate Request
Field Name
Abbrev-
iation Manual SCEP Recommended Content
Common Name CN Yes Yes The primary identity of the entity associated with the certificate,
for example, Engineering VPN. Spaces are allowed. You must
enter a name in this field.
If you are requesting an SSL certificate, enter the IP address or
domain name you use to connect to this VPN 3002, for example:
10.10.147.2.
Organizational Unit OU Yes Yes The name of the department or other organizational unit to which
this VPN 3002 belongs, for example: CPU Design. Spaces are
allowed.
Organization O Yes Yes The name of the company or organization to which this VPN 3002
belongs, for example: Cisco Systems. Spaces are allowed.
Locality L Yes Yes The city or town where this VPN 3002 is located, for example:
San Jose. Spaces are allowed.
State/Province SP Yes Yes The state or province where this VPN 3002 is located, for
example: California. Spell the name out completely; do not
abbreviate. Spaces are allowed.
Country C Yes Yes The country where this VPN 3002 is located, for example: US.
Use two characters, no spaces, and no periods. This two-character
code must conform to ISO 3166 country codes.
Subject Alternative Name
(Fully Qualified Domain
Name)
FQDN Yes Yes The fully qualified domain name that identifies this VPN 3002 in
this PKI, for example: vpn3030.cisco.com. This field is optional.
The alternative name is an additional data field in the certificate
that provides interoperability with many Cisco IOS and PIX
systems in LAN-to-LAN connections.
Subject Alternative Name
(E-mail Address)
E-mail Yes Yes The e-mail address of the VPN 3002 user.
Challenge Password - No Yes This field appears if you are requesting a certificate using SCEP.
Use this field according to the policy of your CA:
• Your CA might have given you a password. If so, enter it here
for authentication.
• Your CA might allow you to provide your own password to
use to identify yourself to the CA in the future. If so, create
your password here.
• Your CA might not require a password. If so, leave this field
blank.