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Request an SSL Server Certificate

The first step in establishing an SSL connection is to complete a server certificate request. You send the completed request to a trusted Certificate Authority (CA), who returns a signed server certificate.

Important! Request an SSL Server certificate.

Follow these steps:

1. From the Administrative UI, select Infrastructure, SSL Configuration.

   The SSL Configuration dialog opens. In the SSL Configuration Status field, the status reads Server cert not requested.

2. Click Request to create a certificate request.
3. Complete the fields in the Certificate Request dialog and click Save.

   Certain fields have required values that are already assigned to them. In the Requester Name field, there is a suggested default value, but you can change it. The Requester Name value must be the fully qualified domain name that is associated with the server where CA SiteMinder® Federation Standalone is deployed.

   Note: Click Help for a description of fields, controls, and their respective requirements.

When the certificate request is created, CA SiteMinder® Federation Standalone generates a private key. The private key is stored in an internal file location.

After the request is generated, send the server certificate request to the designated CA that signs the certificate.

Based on the generated certificate request, the Certificate Authority issues a certificate. The validity duration of the certificate validity duration is equal to one of the following values:

• Certificate Authority default value.
• Value that is based on the business agreement between the requester and the Certificate Authority.