Users Guide

Switch Management Commands 2437
common-name
Use the common-name command in Crypto Certificate Generation or
Crypto Certificate Request mode to specify the common-name for the
switch.
Syntax
common-name common-name
• common-name —Specifies the fully qualified URL or IP address of the
switch. If left unspecified, this parameter defaults to the lowest IP
address of the switch when the certificate is generated. (Range: 1–64
characters.)
Default Configuration
This command has no default configuration.
Command Mode
Crypto Certification mode
User Guidelines
This common name mode is entered using the crypto certificate request or
crypto certificate generate command. Most browsers will compare the
common name in a certificate against the FQDN of the switch obtained from
DNS when connecting over HTTPS. A mismatch may result in denied access.
Example
The following example displays how to specify the name of “router.gm.com.”
console(config-crypto-cert)#common-name router.gm.com
country
Use the country command in Crypto Certificate Generation or Crypto
Certificate Request mode to specify the country.
Syntax
country country