Country Name

Enter a two-letter code to represent the country.

State or Province Name

Enter the name of the state or province where Communication Manager is located.

Locality Name

Enter the name of the city.

Organization Name

Enter the name of the organization applying for the certificate.

Organization Unit

Enter the name of the organization unit applying for the certificate.

Common Name

Enter the name to identify Communication Manager or the specific service on Communication Manager for which you are applying certificate.

Encrypt this CSR

Select the check box to encrypt Certificate Signing Request (CSR).

Signing Request Hashing Algorithm

Select one of the following: SHA-512, SHA-384, and SHA-256. Select SHA-256 for higher security.

RSA Key Size

Select either 2048 or 3072 key length. Use 3072 for the RSA key length for higher security.

This is a CA certificate

Specify whether the certificate is a CA certificate. Communication Manager displays this field only on the main server. The main server may act as a sub-CA to sign certificate signing requests from LSP or ESS servers. This type of CA certificate can only be installed in Communication Manager. Select Yes. But LSP and ESS servers can request signed certificates from CA separately. Select No, and your main Communication Manager server won’t be the sub-CA.