This article is added for CM 8.10.
This article describes how to create a request for a cross certificate to send to an external Signing Authority (SA) outside Smart ID Certificate Manager (CM).
This task is done in the Administrator's workbench (AWB) .
Prerequisites
The SA tasks require a specific license option.
The following task requires MSO signatures to be completed.
Both officers must have the following roles:
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Use AWB
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Signing Authority and SA Key tasks
A connection to the CM host must have been established. See Connect to a Certificate Manager host .
Create request for cross SA certificate
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In AWB, select the CA/SA to be used as a basis for the cross certification, by highlighting it in the explorer bar.
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Select Cross > Export Request and select the required file format, Binary or Base64, from the sub menu. Use Base64 if the request is to be sent to the external CA/SA by email.
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In Select File for writing Request, enter the name of the file to be used for the request and select its required location.
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Click Save. The Signature dialog box appears. See Sign tasks in Certificate Manager for more information.
Additional information