Connectivity Guide

– If you enter fips after using the key-file private option in the crypto cert generate request command, a FIPS-
compliant private key is stored in a hidden location in the internal le system that is not visible to users.
If the certicate installation is successful, the le name of the host certicate and its common name are displayed. Use the lename to
congure the certicate in a security prole (crypto security-profile command).
Example: Generate CSR and upload to server
OS10# crypto cert generate request cert-file home://DellHost.pem key-file home://DellHost.key
email [e-mail] length 1024 altname DNS:dell.domain.com
Processing certificate ...
Successfully created CSR file /home/admin/DellHost.pem and key
OS10# copy home://DellHost.pem scp:///tftpuser@10.11.178.103:/tftpboot/certs/DellHost.pem
password:
Host certicate tip
When administering a large number of switches, you may choose to not generate numerous CSRs for all switches. An alternate method to
installing a host certicate on each switch is to generate both the private key le and CSR oine; for example, on the CA server. The CSR
is signed by the CA, which generates both a certicate and key le. You then copy the trusted certicate and key le to the switch using
the copy command and install them using the crypto cert install cert-file home://cert-filename key-file
home://key-filename command.
NOTE: For security reasons, the private key le is copied to an internal, secure location and removed from the viewable le
system.
Example: Download and install trusted certicate and private key
OS10# copy scp:///tftpuser@10.11.178.103:/tftpboot/certs/Dell_host1_CA1.pem home://
Dell_host1_CA1.pem
password:
OS10# copy scp:///tftpuser@10.11.178.103:/tftpboot/certs/Dell_host1_CA1.key home://
Dell_host1_CA1.key
password:
OS10# crypto cert install cert-file home://Dell_host1_CA1.pem key-file home://Dell_host1_CA1.key
Processing certificate ...
Certificate and keys were successfully installed as "Dell_host1_CA1.pem" that may be used in a
security profile. CN = Dell_host1_CA1
Display trusted certicates
OS10# show crypto cert
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| Installed non-FIPS certificates |
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Dell_host1_CA1.pem
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| Installed FIPS certificates |
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OS10# show crypto cert Dell_host1_CA1.pem
------------ Non FIPS certificate -----------------
Certificate:
Data:
Version: 3 (0x2)
Serial Number: 4096 (0x1000)
Signature Algorithm: sha256WithRSAEncryption
Issuer: C = US, ST = California, O = Dell EMC, OU = Networking, CN = Dell_interCA1
Validity
Not Before: Jul 25 19:11:19 2018 GMT
Not After : Jul 22 19:11:19 2028 GMT
Subject: C = US, ST = California, L = Santa Clara, O = Dell EMC, OU = Networking, CN =
Dell_host1_CA1
Subject Public Key Info:
Public Key Algorithm: rsaEncryption
Security
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