Generate a new certificate

In this topic, you learn how to generate a new authentication certificate.

Prerequisites

In the Cockpit, go to Security and click Certificates.

Result: A list with all existing authentication certificates is shown.
Click Add.
In the General tab, enter a name for the certificate.
You can enter a description and choose a package for the certificate.
In the Attributes tab, enter specific values for the certificate.
1. Sign with: Self-signed is default. You can choose another predefined certificate as well.
2. Bit Size: 2048 bit is default. You can choose 1024 and 4096 as well.
3. Serial Number: 01 is default. You can choose another number.
4. Click Use encyption (sha-256) if you use a server-side certificate or Client Certificate if the certificate should be used on the client side.
5. Customize the validity. The default is one year.
6. Enter a Common Name (CN) for the certificate and fill in the other data.
Click Generate New Certificate.

Result: The generated keys are shown in the Keys tab.

Click Download to download the keys as txt file.