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Nitesh's avatar
Nitesh
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Aug 12, 2021

Question on CSR and SSL

Please someone help me clear below doubt. Below is the scenario i am demonstrating in LAB. 1) I have generated CSR on LTM and provided to CA (CA is my Windows server 2012) 2)With the help of open S...
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Mike757's avatar
Mike757
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Aug 21, 2021

Hi Nitesh. I think I see what you meant by "i generated public and private key pair" in your first message. The private key you mean there is for the CA itself!

 

I'll give you the full recipe later today, tomorrow at most, ok?

 

Mike

  • Nitesh's avatar
    Nitesh
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    Aug 21, 2021

    Hi mike, yes the private key is for CA itself. I have gone through many websites and asked same set of question on another forum, but still didn’t understand how this all fits in.

     

    i would really appreciate if you tell me how to make https possible here. This would also help me in my organization where i am working.

     

    thankyou

    • PeteWhite's avatar
      PeteWhite
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      Aug 21, 2021
      Ok, so you create a private key and csr on the BIG-IP, then get the CSR signed by the CA which gives you a certificate. Install the certificate on the BIG-IP and add it to the client ssl profile with the CA certificate.