R3204P16-HP Load Balancing Module Security Configuration Guide-6PW101

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To do… Use the command… Remarks
Specify the authority for
certificate request
certificate request from { ca |
ra }
Required
No authority is specified by default.
Configure the URL of the
server for certificate request
certificate request url url-string
Required
No URL is configured by default.
Configure the polling
interval and attempt limit for
querying the certificate
request status
certificate request polling { count
count | interval minutes }
Optional
The polling is executed for up to 50 times at
the interval of 20 minutes by default.
Specify the LDAP server
ldap-server ip ip-address [ port
port-number ] [ version
version-number ]
Optional
No LDP server is specified by default.
Configure the fingerprint for
root certificate verification
root-certificate fingerprint { md5
| sha1 } string
Required when the certificate request mode
is auto and optional when the certificate
request mode is manual. In the latter case, if
you do not configure this command, the
fingerprint of the root certificate must be
verified manually.
No fingerprint is configured by default.
NOTE:
• Up to two PKI domains can be created on a LB module.
• The CA name is required only when you retrieve a CA certificate. It is not used when in local certificate
request.
• The URL of the server for certificate request does not support domain name resolving.
Submitting a PKI certificate request
When requesting a certificate, an entity introduces itself to the CA by providing its identity information
and public key, which will be the major components of the certificate. A certificate request can be
submitted to a CA in two ways: online and offline. In offline mode, a certificate request is submitted to
a CA by an “out-of-band” means such as phone, disk, or email.
Online certificate request falls into two categories: manual mode and auto mode.
Submitting a Certificate Request in Auto Mode
In auto mode, an entity automatically requests a certificate through the SCEP protocol when it has no
local certificate or the present certificate is about to expire.
Follow these steps to configure an entity to submit a certificate request in auto mode:
To do… Use the command…
Remarks
Enter system view system-view —
Enter PKI domain view pki domain domain-name —
Set the certificate request
mode to auto
certificate request mode auto [ key-length key-length
| password { cipher | simple } password ] *
Required
Manual by default