Data Center Fabric Manager Professional User Manual - Supporting DCFM 10.3.x (53-1001355-01, October 2009)

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Obtaining a signed certificate from the HP SKM appliance software
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Obtaining a signed certificate from the HP SKM appliance software
The following steps describe how to get a signed certificate from the Hewlett Packard Secure Key
Manager (HP SKM) appliance. You will need this information when you create a new encryption
group with the HP SKM key vault, and you must obtain a signed certificate for each switch.
1. Select Tools > Internet Options on your Internet browser.
Click the Advanced tab, and select the Use TLS 1.0 option.
FIGURE 155 TLS 1.0 option from Internet browser
2. Log in to the HP StorageWorks Secure Key Manager appliance using a browser and https
protocol:
https://<IP Address>:9443
where 10.32.45.13 is the IP address.
The HP StorageWorks Secure Key Manager Administrator Authentication dialog box displays.
3. Enter the user name and password:
Username: admin
Password: hpskm028
The Certificate and CA Configuration dialog box displays.
4. Click the Security tab, and then click the Sign Request button.
The Sign Certificate Request dialog box displays.
5. Click the Sign Request button at the bottom of the screen.
6. Copy and paste the generated certificate contents from the HP SKM into a file. You will import
the signed certificate into the switch in the next procedure, “Importing a signed certificate.”