![]() | Creating New Key Pairs |
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The menu item File->New Key Pair... starts the certificate-request-creating wizard which will guide you through a number of steps to create a certificate request; this request can, on the last page of the wizard, either be sent to a certificate authority (CA) to be signed or saved to a file (for example to a floppy, so it can be shipped to the CA).
Whenever you are done with a step in the wizard, press Next to go to the next step (or Back to review steps that are already completed). The certificate request creation can be canceled at any time by pressing the Cancel button.
The first step in the wizard is to type in your personal data for the certificate. The fields to fill out are:
Name: Your name;
Location:The town or city in which you live;
Organization:The organization you represent (for example, the company you work for);
Department:The organizational unit you are in (for example, "Logistics");
Country code:The two letter code for the country in which you are living (for example, "US");
Email address:Your email address; be sure to type this in correctly—this will be the address people will be sending mail to when they use your certificate.
The next step in the wizard is to select whether to store the certificate in a file or send it directly to a CA. You will have to specify the filename or email address to send the certificate request to.
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