Creating a server or client certificate request

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  1. Start DCM. Refer to Starting DCM.
  2. Start of changeIn the navigation frame of DCM, select Create Certificate Store.End of change
    Note: If you have questions about how to complete a specific form in this guided task, select the question mark (?) at the top of the page to access the online help.
  3. Start of changeSelect *SYSTEM as the certificate store to create.End of change
  4. Start of changeComplete the password and confirm password fields and select Create.End of change
  5. Start of changeFrom the Certificates frame, select Create to start the create certificate process in the *SYSTEM certificate store. End of change
  6. Start of changeSelect Internet CA as the signer of the new certificate to display a form that allows you to provide identifying information for the new certificate. End of change
  7. Start of changeComplete the form and click Create to display a Certificate Signing Request Created page.
    This completion page displays the certificate request data that you must provide to the public Certificate Authority (CA) that will issue your certificate. The Certificate Signing Request (CSR) data consists of the public key, distinguished name, and other information that you specified for the new certificate.
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  8. Start of changeSelect Copy and paste the CSR data into the certificate application form, or into a separate file, that the public CA requires for requesting a certificate.
    You must use all the CSR data, including both the Begin and End New Certificate Request lines.
    Note: When you exit this page, the data is lost and you cannot recover it.
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  9. Wait for the CA to return the signed, completed certificate before you continue to the next task step for the scenario.

After the CA returns the signed completed certificate, you can configure your application to use TLS, import the certificate into the *SYSTEM certificate store, and assign it to your application to use for TLS.