crypto certificate name <name> private-key pem <PEM_string>

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Adds a certificate private key in PEM format.

Syntax

crypto certificate name <name> private-key pem <pem_string>

Parameters

name

The name of a public certificate, or system-self-signed.

pem_string

The certificate in PEM format.

PEM String Format

The certificate and private key must be configured as a Privacy Enhanced Email (PEM) encrypted ASCII string. The string must be formatted in the following order:

  1. Double quotation marks

  2. A new line

  3. BEGIN delimiter string

  4. ASCII block

  5. END delimiter string

  6. A new line

  7. Double quotation marks

Note

You can press Enter in the CLI to add a new line.

If a comment is added, it must follow the final double quotation marks and be on the same line. Any commentary outside the BEGIN and END delimiter strings is ignored.

The following is an example PEM string (with a truncated ASCII block):

>"
>
>----BEGIN CERTIFICATE-----
>MIIEujCCA6KgAwIBAgIJAI/1cFcdOeykMA0GCSqGSIb3DQEBBQ
>UAMIGZMQswCQYDVQQGEwJVUzETMBEGA1UECBMKQ2FsaWZvcm5p
>YTERMA8GA1UEBxMITWlscGl0YXMTJDE3GDS9DYEDLO9EWS6Fx=
>.
>.
>.
>----END CERTIFICATE-----
>
>"

Example

The following example installs the specified public certificate.

hostname (config) # crypto certificate name cert12345 private-key pem 
"

-----BEGIN CERTIFICATE-----
MIICLDCCAdKgAwIBAgIBADAKBggqhkjOPQQDAjB9MQswCQYDVQQGEwJCRTEPMA0G
A1UEChMGR251VExTMSUwIwYDVQQLExxHbnVUTFMgY2VydGlmaWNhdGUgYXV0aG9y
aXR5MQ8wDQYDVQQIEwZMZXV2ZW4xJTAjBgNVBAMTHEdudVRMUyBjZXJ0aWZpY2F0
ZSBhdXRob3JpdHkwHhcNMTEwNTIzMjAzODIxWhcNMTIxMjIyMDc0MTUxWjB9MQsw
CQYDVQQGEwJCRTEPMA0GA1UEChMGR251VExTMSUwIwYDVQQLExxHbnVUTFMgY2Vy
...
-----END CERTIFICATE-----

"

User role

Admin

Command mode

Config

Supported ppliances

This command is supported on the following appliances running the specified releases or later:

  • Central Management System: Before Release 7.6

  • Malware Analysis: Before Release 7.6

  • Email Security — Server: Before Release 7.6

  • File Protect: Before Release 7.6

  • Network Security: Before Release 7.6

  • Endpoint Security (HX): Before Release 3.0