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smp_86112
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Apr 07, 2010

Changing LTM Device Certificate from 1024 -> 2048 key

I need to update the Device Certificate on an LTM v10.1.0 from 1024 to 2048. The doc says "Available key lengths are 512, 1024, or 2048 bytes." However none of those options are available to select du...
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smp_86112
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Apr 08, 2010
Yes, when creating a *new* certificate you can select 2048 bits. But I needed to convert an existing certificate. I did some testing yesterday on this. I simply created a new cert with the dialog box you presented, then renamed the cert and key file to server.crt and server.key, moved them to the right spot on the filesystem and restarted httpd. That seemed to do the trick.