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Administering Avaya Aura® Session Manager
Checklist for generating certificate signing request (CSR)
Session Manager does not provide a GUI to generate a CSR to replace Session Manager Identity Certificates. An alternate tool such as OpenSSL is used to generate the CSR.
This checklist describes the high-level steps to replace Session Manager Identity Certificates with a CSR.
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Task
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1
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Generate a CSR and its corresponding private key using OpenSSL
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Generate a CSR and its corresponding private key using OpenSSL or other adequate tool such as Microsoft Server. Ensure that the CSR contains correct certificate attributes
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For more information, see CSR and Private Key generation through OpenSSL
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Get the Identity Certificate signed.
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Send the CSR to the PKI administrator to get it signed by the third party CA. The result is a signed Identity Certificate.
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3
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Bundle the Identity Certificates and private key into PKCS#12 container using OpenSSL.
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For more information see Bundle Identity Certificate and Private Key in a PKCS #12 container
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4
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Import the PKCS#12 certificate and private key into Session Manager.
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For more information see Replacing an identity certificate by a third party CA issued certificate
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