15: Security Settings
PremierWave® XC HSPA+ Intelligent Gateway User Guide
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Upload Certificate
SSL certificates identify the PremierWave XC HSPA+ intelligent gateway to peers. Certificate and
key pairs can be uploaded to the PremierWave XC HSPA+ unit through either the CLI or XML
import mechanisms. Certificates can be identified on the PremierWave XC HSPA+ intelligent
gateway by a name provided at upload time.
Table 15-7 Upload Certificate Settings
Certificate and Key Generation
The PremierWave XC HSPA+ intelligent gateway can generate self signed certificates and their
corresponding keys. This can be done for both the rsa and dsa certificate formats. Certificates can
be identified on the PremierWave XC HSPA+ unit by a name provided at generation time.
Table 15-8 Certificate and Key Generation Settings
Upload
Certificate
Settings
Description
New Certificate
Click
Choose File
to browse to and select the new certificate file to be uploaded. The
SSL certificate to be uploaded. RSA or DSA certificates are allowed.
The format of the certificate must be PEM. It must start with “
-----BEGIN
CERTIFICATE-----
“ and end with “
-----END CERTIFICATE-----
“. Some
Certificate Authorities add comments before and/or after these lines. Those need to be
deleted before upload.
New Certificate
Type
Choose the new certificate type to be uploaded:
PEM
PKCS7
PKCS12
New Private Key
Click
Choose File
to browse to and select the certificate type being uploaded. The key
needs to belong to the certificate entered above.
The format of the file must be PEM. It must start with “
-----BEGIN RSA
PRIVATE KEY-----
” and end with “
-----END RSA PRIVATE KEY-----
”.
Read DSA instead of RSA in case of a DSA key. Some Certificate Authorities add
comments before and/or after these lines. Those need to be deleted before upload.
New Key Type
Click
Choose File
to browse to and select the key type being uploaded:
PEM
Encrypted PEM
PKCS12
Certificate Generation
Settings
Description
Country (2 Letter Code)
Enter the 2-letter country code to be assigned to the new self-signed
certificate.
Examples: US for United States and CA for Canada
State/Province
Enter the state or province to be assigned to the new self-signed certificate.
Locality (City)
Enter the city or locality to be assigned to the new self-signed certificate.
Organization
Enter the organization to be associated with the new self-signed certificate.