Step 3: Download the Client Certificate

Describes how to create and download the local client certificate from the ESKM server.

This section describes the steps to obtain a client certificate that is signed by the local CA of the ESKM. You can also import custom client certificates from a trusted CA. For more information, refer to Chapter 4 in the Certificate Procedures and Certificate Authority Procedures section of the ESKM 5.2 User Guide (get it from the vendor).

The steps required to create and download the client certificate are as follows:

  1. Generate the certificate signing request (CSR).

  2. Sign the CSR.

  3. Download the signed client certificate.

  4. Install the signed client certificate.