HP Systems Insight Manager 5.3 Technical Reference Guide

3. To create a PKCS #10 signing request that is downloaded through a standard browser, click Create.
In Internet Explorer, use the File Download dialog box. In Mozilla, save the text in the new browser
window to a file.
4. Send the certificate file to a CA.
Note: The existing self-signed certificate is still valid, so the SSL web server remains operational for
browsing until the signed certificate is received from the CA.
Related procedures
• Importing a server certificate
• Importing a CA-signed certificate
• Submitting a certificate signing request
Related topics
• Server certificates
• Networking and security
• Installing OpenSSH
• Managing SSH keys
Submitting a certificate signing request
After creating the CSR, the CSR must be submitted to the desired CA for signing.
NOTE: You must complete the CSR creation procedure before continuing with this procedure. See “Creating
a certificate signing request” for more information.
To submit the request to a CA:
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 Submit CSR to Certificate Authority (CA).
3. Send the PKCS #10 (CSR) data to a CA.
After the CA has returned PKCS #7 data, import it into the HP SIM.
Related procedures
• Importing a server certificate
• Creating a certificate signing request
• Importing a CA-signed certificate
Related topics
• Server certificates
• Networking and security
• Installing OpenSSH
• Managing SSH keys
Importing a CA-signed certificate
After creating a CSR and having it signed by a CA , you can import the signed certificate .
The only importable certificate format is PKCS #7. If the certificate reply received from the CA is a single
certificate, then first import a self-signed root certificate from the issuing CA into the HP SIM Trusted System
Certificates List. After importing the CA root certificate, the certificate reply can then be imported to serve
as the HP SIM server certificate.
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