Crypto Ca Enroll - Cisco Nexus 7000 Series Command Reference Manual

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crypto ca enroll

To request a certificate for the device RSA key pair created for this trustpoint CA, use the crypto ca enroll

crypto ca enroll trustpoint-label

Syntax Description

trustpoint-label

Command Default

Command Modes

Global configuration

Command History

Usage Guidelines

A Cisco NX-OS device enrolls with the trustpoint CA to obtain an identity certificate. You can enroll your

device with multiple trustpoints and obtain a separate identity certificate from each trustpoint.

When enrolling with a trustpoint, you must specify an RSA key pair to certify. You must generate the key

pair and associate it to the trustpoint before generating the enrollment request.

Use the crypto ca enroll command to generate a request to obtain an identity certificate from each of your

trustpoints that correspond to authenticated CAs. The certificate signing request (CSR) generated is per the

Public-Key Cryptography Standards (PKCS) #10 standard and is displayed in the PEM format. You then cut

and paste the certificate and submit it to the corresponding CA through an e-mail or on the CA website. The

CA administrator issues the certificate and makes it available to you either through the website or by sending

it in an e-mail. You need to import the obtained identity certificate that corresponds to the trustpoint using

the crypto ca import trustpoint-label certificate command.

The device does not save the challenge password with the configuration. Record this password so that

you can provide it if you need to revoke your certificate.

This command does not require a license.

This example shows how to generate a certificate request for an authenticated CA:

switch# configure terminal

switch(config)# crypto ca enroll myCA

Name of the trustpoint. The maximum size is 64

Modification

This command was introduced.

Cisco Nexus 7000 Series Security Command Reference

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