To Request a Secure Sockets Layer Certificate for the Distributed Authentication User Interface Load Balancer

Generate a request for a Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) certificate to send to a certificate authority.

1. Access https://is-f5.example.com, the BIG-IP load balancer login page, from a web browser.

2. Log in to the BIG-IP console using the following information.

   User Name:

   username

   Password:

   password

3. Click Configure your BIG-IP (R) using the Configuration Utility.

4. In the left pane, click Proxies.

5. Click the Cert-Admin tab.

6. On the SSL Certificate Administration page, click Generate New Key Pair/Certificate Request.

7. On the Create Certificate Request page, provide the following information:

   Key Identifier:

   LoadBalancer-4.example.com

   Organizational Unit Name:

   Deployment

   Domain Name:

   LoadBalancer-4.example.com

   Challenge Password:

   password

   Retype Password:

   password

8. Click Generate Key Pair/Certificate Request.

   On the SSL Certificate Request page, the request is generated in the Certificate Request field.

9. Save the text contained in the Certificate Request field to a text file.

10. Log out of the console and close the browser.

11. Send the certificate request text you saved to the Certificate Authority of your choice.

    A Certificate Authority (CA) is an entity that issues certified digital certificates; VeriSign, Thawte, Entrust, and GoDaddy are just a few. In this deployment, CA certificates were obtained from OpenSSL. Follow the instructions provided by your Certificate Authority to submit a certificate request.