Fabric OS Encryption Administrator's Guide

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Steps for connecting to an SKM or ESKM appliance
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Creating and installing the SKM or ESKM server certificate
To create the SKM/ESKM server certificate, complete the following steps:
1. Click the Security tab.
2. Under Certificates and CAs, select Certificates.
3. Enter the required information under Create Certificate Request.
- Enter a Certificate Name and Common Name. The same name may be used for both.
- Enter your organizational information.
- Enter the E-mail Address where you want messages to the Security Officer to go.
- Enter the Key Size. HP recommends using the default value: 1024.
4. Click Create Certificate Request.
Successful completion is indicated when the new entry for the server certificate appears on
the Certificate List with a Certificate Status of Request Pending.
5. Select the newly created server certificate from the Certificate List.
6. Select Properties.
The pending request displays under Certificate Request Information.
7. Copy the certificate data from -----BEGIN CERTIFICATE REQUEST----- to -----END CERTIFICATE
REQUEST--––– lines. Be careful to exclude extra carriage returns or spaces after the data.
8. Under Certificates & CAs, select Local CAs.
The Certificate and CA Configuration page is displayed.
9. From the CA Name column, select the local CA name you created in “Setting up the local
Certificate Authority (CA)” on page 120.
10. Click Sign Request.
11. Enter the required data in the Sign Certificate Request section of the window.
- Select the CA name from the Sign with Certificate Authority drop down box.
- Select Server as the Certificate Purpose.
- Enter the number of days before the certificate must be renewed based on your site's
security policies. The default value is 3649 or 10 years.
12. Paste the copied certificate request data into the Certificate Request box.
13. Click Sign Request.
The signed certificate request data displays under Sign Certificate Request.
14. Click Download to download the signed certificate to your local system.
15. Copy the signed certificate data, from -----BEGIN to END…----- lines. Be careful to exclude extra
carriage returns or spaces after the data.
16. From the Security tab select Certificates under Certificates & CAs.
17. Select the server certificate name you just created from the certificate list, and select
Properties.
The Certificate Request Information window displays.