Question : Generate OpenSSL CSR
Solution: Generate OpenSSL CSR
I have the following instructions for installing the certificate when it’s received.
Access and log into your IronPort servers CLI and complete the following steps to install your certificate and key. A suggestion for accessing the CLI is Putty (http://www.chiark.greenend.org.uk/~sgtatham/putty).
1. At the CLI prompt, type certconfig and press enter.
2. When prompted to choose the operation, type setup and press enter.
3. When prompted to use one certificate, type y and press enter.
4. Open your certificate file with a text editor and copy its contents in their entirety.
5. When prompted to paste the cert, right click on the Putty screen to paste what you previously copied.
6. Type a . and press enter.
7. Open your key file with a text editor and copy its contents in their entirety.
8. When prompted to paste the key, right click on the Putty screen to paste what you previously copied.
9. Type a . and press enter.
10. When prompted to choose the operation, press enter.
11. At the CLI prompt, type commit and press enter.
12. When prompted to enter some comments, type whatever is appropriate and press enter.
13. At the CLI prompt, type exit and press enter to close Putty.