HP Systems Insight Manager 5.3 Technical Reference Guide

Related topics
• Server certificates
• Networking and security
• Installing OpenSSH
• Managing SSH keys
Exporting a server certificate
Export the HP SIM server certificate to a file to facilitate deployment of the certificate to your browsers. This
certificate enables a browser to properly identify the HP SIM server. The HP SIM server certificate is a public
document, so it does not need to be kept private. However, because the certificate is kept publicly accessible,
you must ensure that it cannot be modified.
NOTE: The system certificate can be exported as a Base64-encoded certificate. The exported certificate
can be imported into a browser or the Trusted Management Servers List.
To export the server certificates from HP SIM:
1. Select Options→Security→HP Systems Insight Manager Server Certificate, and then click Export.
The Internet Explorer File Download dialog box appears.
2. To export and save the file, click Save, or to abort the file download operation and return to the Server
Certificate page, click Cancel.
Related procedures
• Creating a server certificate
• Importing a server certificate
• Editing a server certificate
• Synchronizing certificates
Related topics
• Server certificates
• Networking and security
• Installing OpenSSH
• Managing SSH keys
Creating a certificate signing request
Create a CSR to replace the HP SIM SSL server certificate and private key .
The CSR includes any alternative names that exist in the certificate. If this causes issues for any desired CA ,
the certificate might need to be modified to remove alternative names.
To create a certificate signing request:
1. Select Options→Security→HP Systems Insight Manager Server Certificate, and then click Import.
The Import Server Certificate section appears.
2. Click more next to Create a Certificate Signing Request (CSR).
The Create Certificate Signing Request section follows the Import Server Certificate section.
Note: The current certificate parameters are shown. Selecting to create a CSR does not create a new
key pair or change any certificate parameters. If you want to create a new key-pair, create a new
certificate. If you want to modify the certificate parameters, click Edit (instead of Import) on the Server
Certificate page.
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