Chapter 17 Certificates
eircom F1000 Modem User’s Guide
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The following table describes the labels in this screen. 
17.3.1 
Create Certificate Request 
Click 
Security
> 
Certificates
> 
Local Certificates
and then 
Create Certificate Request
to 
open the following screen. Use this screen to have the Device generate a certification request.
Figure 121 
Create Certificate Request
Table 87 
Security > Certificates > Local Certificates
LABEL
DESCRIPTION
Private Key is 
protected by a 
password?
Select the checkbox and enter the private key into the text box to store it on the Device. 
The private key should not exceed 63 ASCII characters (not including spaces). 
Browse...
Click this to find the certificate file you want to upload. 
Import Certificate
Click this button to save the certificate that you have enrolled from a certification 
authority from your computer to the Device.
Create Certificate 
Request
Click this button to go to the screen where you can have the Device generate a 
certification request.
Current File
This field displays the name used to identify this certificate. It is recommended that you 
give each certificate a unique name. 
Subject
This field displays identifying information about the certificate’s owner, such as CN 
(Common Name), OU (Organizational Unit or department), O (Organization or company) 
and C (Country). It is recommended that each certificate have unique subject 
information. 
Issuer
This field displays identifying information about the certificate’s issuing certification 
authority, such as a common name, organizational unit or department, organization or 
company and country.
Valid From
This field displays the date that the certificate becomes applicable. The text displays in 
red and includes a 
Not Yet Valid!
message if the certificate has not yet become 
applicable.
Valid To
This field displays the date that the certificate expires. The text displays in red and 
includes an 
Expiring!
or 
Expired!
message if the certificate is about to expire or has 
already expired.
Modify
Click the 
View
icon to open a screen with an in-depth list of information about the 
certificate (or certification request).
For a certification request, click 
Load Signed
to import the signed certificate.
Click the 
Remove
icon to delete the certificate (or certification request). You cannot 
delete a certificate that one or more features is configured to use.