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hmKeywords:"Certification Authority—create",
hmTitle:"Create a new Certification Authority",
hmDescription:"To create a new Certification Authority, navigate to More > Certification Authorities and click Add at the bottom of the page.",
hmPrevLink:"admin_cert_authorities.html",
hmNextLink:"export_a_public_key.html",
hmParentLink:"admin_cert_authorities.html",
hmBreadCrumbs:"<a href=\"using.html\">Using ESET PROTECT On-Prem<\/a> &gt; <a href=\"working_with_era.html\">ESET PROTECT On-Prem Main Menu<\/a> &gt; <a href=\"admin.html\">More<\/a> &gt; <a href=\"admin_certificates.html\">Certificates<\/a> &gt; <a href=\"admin_cert_authorities.html\">Certification Authorities<\/a>",
hmTitlePath:"Using ESET PROTECT On-Prem > ESET PROTECT On-Prem Main Menu > More > Certificates > Certification Authorities > Create a new Certification Authority",
hmHeader:"<h1 class=\"p_Heading1\"><span class=\"f_Heading1\">Create a new Certification Authority<\/span><\/h1>\n\r",
hmBody:"<p class=\"p_Normal\">To create a new Certification Authority, navigate to <span class=\"f_UI\">More<\/span> &gt; <span class=\"f_UI\">Certification Authorities<\/span> and click <span class=\"f_UI\">Add<\/span> at the bottom of the page.<\/p>\n\r<h2 class=\"p_Heading2\" style=\"page-break-after: avoid;\"><span class=\"f_Heading2\">Certification Authority<\/span><\/h2>\n\r<p class=\"p_Normal\">Type a <span class=\"f_UI\">Description<\/span> of the Certification Authority and select a <span class=\"f_UI\">Passphrase<\/span>.<\/p>\n\r<div style=\"text-align: left; text-indent: 0; padding: 0 0 0 0; margin: 0 0 10px 0;\"><table class=\"Table_important\" >\n\r<tr class=\"Table_important\">\n\r<td class=\"Table_important\" style=\"width:4px; background-color:#E9A514;\"><br \/>\n\r<\/td>\n\r<td class=\"Table_important\" style=\"width:20px;\"><p class=\"p_Normal\"><img alt=\"Important\" title=\"Important\" width=\"20\" height=\"20\" style=\"margin:2px 0 0 0;width:20px;height:20px;border:none\" src=\".\/images\/important.svg\"\/><\/p>\n\r<\/td>\n\r<td class=\"Table_important\"><p class=\"p_Normal\">The password must contain at least 10 characters in three categories: lowercase letters, uppercase letters, digits or special characters. We recommend using a password with no less than 12 characters.<\/p>\n\r<\/td>\n\r<\/tr>\n\r<\/table>\n\r<\/div>\n\r<h2 class=\"p_Heading2\" style=\"page-break-after: avoid;\"><span class=\"f_Heading2\">Attributes (Subject)<\/span><\/h2>\n\r<p class=\"p_Normal\" style=\"text-indent: 0; padding-left: 20px; margin-left: 0;\"><span class=\"f_Normal\" style=\"display:inline-block;width:20px;margin-left:-20px\">1.<\/span>Type a <span class=\"f_UI\">Common name<\/span> (name) of the Certification Authority. Select a unique name to differentiate multiple Certificate Authorities. Optionally, you can type descriptive information about the Certification Authority.<\/p>\n\r<p class=\"p_Normal\" style=\"text-indent: 0; padding-left: 20px; margin-left: 0;\"><span class=\"f_Normal\" style=\"display:inline-block;width:20px;margin-left:-20px\">2.<\/span>Type the <span class=\"f_UI\">Valid from<\/span> and <span class=\"f_UI\">Valid to<\/span> values to ensure that the certificate is valid.<\/p>\n\r<div style=\"text-align: left; text-indent: 0; padding: 0 0 0 0; margin: 0 0 10px 0;\"><table class=\"Table_note\" >\n\r<tr class=\"Table_note\">\n\r<td class=\"Table_note\" style=\"width:4px; background-color:#3DAAE1;\"><br \/>\n\r<\/td>\n\r<td class=\"Table_note\" style=\"width:20px;\"><p class=\"p_Normal\"><img alt=\"Note\" title=\"Note\" width=\"20\" height=\"20\" style=\"margin:2px 0 0 0;width:20px;height:20px;border:none\" src=\".\/images\/note.svg\"\/><\/p>\n\r<\/td>\n\r<td class=\"Table_note\"><p class=\"p_Normal\">For all Certificates and Certification Authorities created during installation of ESET PROTECT components, the Valid from value is set to 2 days before certificate creation.<\/p>\n\r<p class=\"p_Normal\">For all Certificates and Certification Authorities created in the ESET PROTECT Web Console, the Valid from value is set to 1 day before certificate creation. The reason for this is to cover all possible time discrepancies between affected systems.<\/p>\n\r<p class=\"p_Normal\">For example, a Certification Authority and Certificate, created 2017 Jan 12 during installation will have a pre-defined Valid from value of 2017 Jan 10 00:00:00, and a Certificate Authority and Certificate created 2017 Jan 12 in ESET PROTECT Web Console will have a pre-defined Valid from value of 2017 Jan 11 00:00:00.<\/p>\n\r<\/td>\n\r<\/tr>\n\r<\/table>\n\r<\/div>\n\r<p class=\"p_Normal\" style=\"text-indent: 0; padding-left: 20px; margin-left: 0;\"><span class=\"f_Normal\" style=\"display:inline-block;width:20px;margin-left:-20px\">3.<\/span>Click <span class=\"f_UI\">Save<\/span> to save your new Certification Authority. It will now be listed in the Certification Authority list under <span class=\"f_UI\">More<\/span> &gt; <span class=\"f_UI\">Certification Authorities<\/span>, and is ready to be used. Certification Authority is created in the home group of the user who has created it.<\/p>\n\r<p class=\"p_Normal\"><img alt=\"Create Certification Authority.\" title=\"Create Certification Authority.\" width=\"900\" height=\"550\" style=\"margin:0;width:900px;height:550px;border:none\" src=\".\/images\/create_a_new_cert_authority.png\"\/><\/p>\n\r<p class=\"p_Normal\">To manage the Certification Authority, select the <span class=\"f_UI\">check box<\/span> next to the Certification Authority in the list and use the context menu (left-click the Certification Authority) or the <span class=\"f_UI\">Action<\/span> button on the bottom of the page. Available options are <a href=\"import_a_public_key.html\" class=\"topiclink\">Import Public Key<\/a> and <a href=\"export_a_public_key.html\" class=\"topiclink\">Export a Public key<\/a> or <span class=\"f_UI\">Edit<\/span> the Certification Authority.<\/p>\n\r"
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