Adding private CAs
SCM enables you to add private Certificate Authorities (CAs) to issue and manage private certificates.
Add a private CA
| In order to add a private CA, your account must contain available private CA inventory. If you want to add private CA inventory, contact your SCM account manager. |
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Navigate to .
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Select a private CA backend from the Select CA backend dropdown list.
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Click Add.
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Complete the Create Private CA dialog based on the information provided in the following table.
Field Description Friendly Name
The name of the private CA.
Parent Issuer
Indicates whether the private CA is a root CA or an issuing CA.
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None (Self Issued Root): When selected, the private CA is created as a root CA.
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Existing root CA: Selecting an existing root CA will create an issuing CA signed by the selected root CA.
Template
The template used to create the private CA. This determines the key size and lifetime of the private CA certificate.
Signature Algorithm
The algorithm used to sign the private CA certificate.
Customer Name
The name of the associated business entity. This value is used in the Organization (O) and Common Name (CN) fields in the private CA certificate.
City or Locality
The city or locality in which the business entity resides.
State or Province
The state or province in which the business entity resides.
Country
The country in which the business entity resides.
Automatically sign CA certificate immediately
When selected, the private CA certificate is automatically signed upon creation.
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Click OK, and click OK again.
| To be notified in the event that a private CA is expiring, add a Private CA Expiration notification. For more information, see Adding notifications. |
| A limited number of trial private CAs are available for each account. For more information, contact your SCM account manager. |
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Navigate to .
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Select a private CA backend from the Select CA backend dropdown list.
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Click Add.
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Complete the Request Trial CA dialog based on the information provided in the following table.
Field Description Friendly Name
The name of the private CA.
Parent Issuer
Indicates whether the private CA is a root CA or an issuing CA.
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None (Self Issued Root): When selected, the private CA is created as a root CA.
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Existing root CA: Selecting an existing root CA will create an issuing CA signed by the selected root CA.
Template
The template used to create the private CA. This determines the key size and lifetime of the private CA certificate.
Signature Algorithm
The algorithm used to sign the private CA certificate.
Customer Name
The name of the associated business entity. This value is used in the Organization (O) and Common Name (CN) fields in the private CA certificate.
City or Locality
The city or locality in which the business entity resides.
State or Province
The state or province in which the business entity resides.
Country
The country in which the business entity resides.
Automatically sign CA certificate immediately
When selected, the private CA certificate is automatically signed upon creation.
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Click OK, and click OK again.
| To be notified in the event that a private CA is expiring, add a Private CA Expiration notification. For more information, see Adding notifications. |