This submenu is called up from CA.
At this point, an externally generated CSR can be signed by the local CA.
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The internet browser button "Select file" can be used to select the PEM file (with the file extension .pem) containing the CSR. Alternatively, the CSR can be copied in text form into PEM text. |
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The externally generated CSR can be inserted as text in this field. This should be in the following form: -----BEGIN CSR----- # Private key -----END CSR----- Alternatively, the CSR can be uploaded as a PEM file. |
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By default, this is set to 3650. Desired validity period of the certificate to be created in days. This value overwrites the desired term possibly included in the CSR. |
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Specifies the desired purpose of the certificate. |
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Used to authenticate a client, for example, when logging on to a server. |
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Default setting. Used to secure emails (S/MIME certificate) |
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Used to authenticate a server, for example, for SSL connections (SSL certificate) |
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The button Read CSR first displays the contents of the CSR in a subsequent menu, in which the actual signing takes place via Sign CSR. The certificate is then temporarily (!) available for download.
