Generate a request for a Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) certificate to send to a certificate authority.
Access https://is-f5.example.com, the BIG-IP load balancer login page, from a web browser.
Log in to the BIG-IP console using the following information.
username
password
Click Configure your BIG-IP (R) using the Configuration Utility.
In the left pane, click Proxies.
Click the Cert-Admin tab.
On the SSL Certificate Administration page, click Generate New Key Pair/Certificate Request.
On the Create Certificate Request page, provide the following information:
LoadBalancer-4.example.com
Deployment
LoadBalancer-4.example.com
password
password
Click Generate Key Pair/Certificate Request.
On the SSL Certificate Request page, the request is generated in the Certificate Request field.
Save the text contained in the Certificate Request field to a text file.
Log out of the console and close the browser.
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.