Creating a Self-Signed Certificate

A default self-signed certificate is included in OpenRG (see figure 11.42), in order to enable certificate demanding services such as HTTPS. Note that if deleted, this certificate is restored when OpenRG's Restore Defaults operation is run (see section 11.3).

To create a self-signed certificate:

1. Click the 'Certificates' icon in the 'Advanced' screen of the Web-based Management. The Certificates screen will appear (see figure 11.42).

   Figure 11.37: Certificate Management

   
2. Click the 'OpenRG's Local' certificates tab.
3. Click the 'Create Self Signed Certificate' button. The 'Create Self Signed X509 Certificate' screen will appear (see figure 11.38).

   Figure 11.38: Create Self Signed X509 Certificate

   
4. Enter the following certification request parameters:
   • Certificate Name
   • Subject
   • Organization
   • State
   • Country
5. Click the 'Generate' button. A screen will appear stating that the certificate is being generated (see figure 11.39).

   Figure 11.39: Generating Certificate

   
6. After a short while, press the 'Refresh' button, until the 'Certificate Detail' screen appears (see figure 11.40).

   Figure 11.40: Certificate Detail

   
7. Click the 'Close' button. The main certificate management screen will reappear, displaying the certificate name and issuer (see figure 11.41).

   Figure 11.41: Loaded Certificate

   
8. You can click the 'save' icon under the 'Action' column, and then 'Open' in the dialogue box to view the 'Certificate' window (Windows only) (see figure 11.35). Alternatively, click 'Save' in the dialogue box to save the certificate to a file.
9. You can also click the 'edit' icon under the 'Action' column to view the 'Certificate Detail' screen (see figure 11.40).