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install existing ssl certificate

quartino_
Occasional Contributor

install existing ssl certificate

Hi,

we just bought a Juniper SA 2500, now we want to install our existing certificate.

the certificate we have is a mail that contains the certificate in this way

-----BEGIN CERTIFICATE-----

fashjkflhajkfhajkfhasdhfjasdfh........

-----END CERTIFICATE-----

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How can we import this certificate in our Juniper?

If we try to import we get that it should be a PEM or PCKS12 format.....

Thank you.

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firewall72_
Frequent Contributor

Re: install existing ssl certificate

Hi,

I would try copying the cert into a text file and save it with the .cer extension. Then import into the SA. Be sure to copy the "begin..." and "end..." rows as well.

Kita_
Valued Contributor

Re: install existing ssl certificate

Hello Quartino,

Did you generate the certificate signing request (CSR) from the SA device? If so, you'll want to go to the pending request and install the certificate using the import option. You can simply copy and paste the content from the email and place it in a text file, then browse to the file. If the CSR was not generated from the SA device, you'll need to the private key (which generated the CSR file) and the public key (the one from the email) and use the Import Certificate & Key option.

quartino_
Occasional Contributor

Re: install existing ssl certificate

Hi Kita,

Actually I found the certificate but it's on format *.cert, if I try to install on the Juniper I get the error message "could not read certificate format".

I have the public key (the one from the email), the private key is the CSR I created from the Juniper at the time I asked for the certificate?

Brij_
Occasional Contributor

Re: install existing ssl certificate

Which IVE OS version is running on the SA device?

zanyterp_
Respected Contributor

Re: install existing ssl certificate

Yes, you are correct.

 

If the CSR is still present on the unit, you will go into the CSR and import the .cert file. If you saved it off, you will import it using the standard import mechanism and choose both files (key and cert)