The appliance uses a certificate for authentication over SSL. The certificate contains a public key, and the appliance maintains the corresponding private key, which is uniquely tied to the public key.
A certificate authority (CA) is a trusted party that issues a certificate that enables others, who trust the CA, to also trust the host. In essence, the CA vouches for the host.
For information on creating a self-signed certificate, see Create a self-signed certificate.
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Minimum required privileges: Infrastructure administrator.
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Gather the information for the request, as required by the CA.
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Obtain the CA’s challenge password.
Creating a certificate signing request
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From the main menu, select Settings.
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Supply the data requested on the screen. See Create Certificate Signing Request screen details.
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Copy the certificate request data from the dialog box and send it to the CA. The CA designates how and where to send the certificate request data.
Next steps: After you receive the certificate from the CA, import the certificate. See Import a certificate.