Creating a Key Pair and Public-Key Certificate 

Procedure

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       1.      Open the Key Storage service Runtime tab.

       2.      Select the view for which you want to create a key pair and certificate, and choose Create.

The Key and Certificate Generation dialog appears.

       3.      In Subject Properties, specify the following properties for the certificate:

                            a.      Country Name – specify the country two-letter code.

                            b.      State/Province – specify the full name of your state or province.

                            c.      Locality Name – specify the city, for example.

                            d.      Organization Name – specify the name of the organization.

                            e.      Organization Unit Name– specify the organization unit name.

                              f.      Common Name – specify the common name.

To specify information for additional options such as initials, street address or title, select the last empty field by double-clicking on it. Modify the property values in accordance with the subject’s data.

       4.      In the Entry Name field, specify a name for the certificate.

       5.      Specify the certificate validity period in the Valid From and Valid To fields.

Enter the values using the format mm/dd/yy hh:mm <AM,PM>.

       6.      Specify the certificate key length in Key length. You can choose a value from 1024 or 512 bits or specify another value as appropriate.

       7.      Choose the certificate algorithm from the Algorithm. You can choose RSA (Rivest, Shamir, Adleman), DSA (Digital Signature Algorithm) or DH (Diffie-Hellman).

       8.      If you want to store the generated certificate in the key storage, choose Store Certificate.

       9.      If you want to specify a Certification Authority key, choose the Select CA Key button and select it from the list.

   10.      Choose the Generate button.

Result

The key pair and the certificate are generated.