crypto certificate name <name> public-cert {options}

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Installs a public certificate with options.

Syntax

crypto certificate name <name> public-cert [name <name>] [comment <comment>] [match-ca-chain <chain_name>] [match-csr-name <csr_name> [delete-csr]] [pem <quoted_pem_string>]

Parameters

name

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

comment

Specify the certificate comment.

chain_name

Match this certificate with a CA certificate chain.

csr_name

Match this certificate with a signing request and use its private key.

quoted_PEM_string

Specifies the certificate as a PEM formatted string.

delete-csr

Delete the matching CSR from configuration. Only used with the match-csr-name parameter.

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 public-cert match-csr-name csr789

User role

Admin

Command mode

Config

Supported appliances

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