If your environment has Windows Server (2008) with Active Directory Certificate Services (AD CS) installed, you can use it to request a signed certificate.

Requesting a Signed Certificate using a Windows AD CS

Before you begin: You will need to generate a certificate signing requests.

  1. Using a Web Browser, go to your Windows AD CS hosted site — typically http://<ip.or.fqdn.of.windows.ca.server>/certsrv

  2. Click the Request a certificate link:

    Certificate Request

  3. Click advanced certificate request

    Advanced Certificate Request

  4. Paste the Certificate Signing Request in the Saved Request text field

  5. Select Web Server from the Certificate Template drop-down menu.

    Submit Certificate Request

  6. Click Submit. You will be presented with a screen to download the signed certificate:

    Issued Certificate

  7. Select either DER encoded or Base 64 encoded - each option will the determine how the certificate will be imported on the SBC Edge.
    1. If you select the DER option, use the File Upload mode when importing.
    2. if you select the Base 4 option, use the Copy and Paste mode when importing.
  8. Click the Download certificate chain link.
  9. Save the file to your desktop or other convenient location.