To Import a Certificate Authority Root Certificate on the Access Manager Load Balancer

The CA root certificate proves that the particular CA (such as VeriSign or Entrust) did, in fact, issue a particular SSL certificate. You install the root certificate on Load Balancer 3 to ensure that a link between the Load Balancer 3 SSL certificate can be maintained with the issuing company. CA root certificates are publicly available.

Before You Begin

You should have a CA root certificate.

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

2. Log in with the following information.

   User name:

   username

   Password:

   password

3. In the BIG-IP load balancer console, click Proxies.

4. Click the Cert-Admin tab.

5. Click Import.

6. In the Import Type field, choose Certificate, and click Continue.

7. Click Browse in the Certificate File field on the Install SSL Certificate page.

8. In the Choose File dialog, choose Browser.

9. Navigate to the file that includes the root CA certificate and click Open.

10. In the Certificate Identifier field, enter OpenSSL_CA_cert.

11. Click Install Certificate.

12. On the Certificate OpenSSL_CA_Cert page, click Return to Certificate Administration.

    The root certificate OpenSSL_CA_Cert is now included in the Certificate ID list.