How to Generate a CSR on F5 products

Last updated on by Dionisie Gitlan

In this tutorial, we will show you how to generate a CSR on F5 products.

Table of Contents

  1. Generate a CSR on F5 BIG-IP
  2. Generate a CSR Code on F5 FirePass SSL VPN

Just follow the steps below:

Generate a CSR on F5 BIG-IP

Here’s how to create a CSR on F5 BIG-IP version 9 and higher:

  1. Log into your F5 BIG-IP dashboard
    • For BIG-IP 13.x and later, go to System > Certificate Management > Traffic Certificate Management > SSL Certificate List.
    • For BIG-IP 12.x and earlier, go to System > File Management > SSL Certificate List.
  2. Under General Properties, give a name to your SSL Certificate
  3. Under Certificate Properties, from the Issuer drop-down list choose Certificate Authority
  4. Fill in the remaining fields with your contact details as shown below:
    • Common Name: enter the FQDN (fully-qualified domain name) of the server you want to secure. For instance: yourdomain.com
      Note: If you have a wildcard certificate, add an asterisk in front of your domain name (e.g., *.yourdomain.com).
    • Division: name the department in charge of SSL Certificate. Usually, it is IT or Web Administration
    • Organization: specify the full, legal name of your company. For example, GPI Holding LLC
      Locality: type the full name of the city where your company is legally registered
    • State or Province: enter the full name of the state or region where your company is located
    • Country: from the drop-down list, select your country
    • E-mail address: provide a valid e-mail
    • Challenge Password: create a password and confirm it
    • Key Size: from the drop-down list, select 2048 bits
  5. Verify the information you’ve just submitted and click Finished.

Generate a CSR Code on F5 FirePass SSL VPN

Please, follow the steps below to create a CSR on F5 FirePass SSL VPN:

  1. Log into your admin console
  2. Go to Server >Security and select Certificate > Generate a New Certificate Request
  3. Submit the following details:
    • Server Name: specify the fully-qualified domain name (FQDN) you want to secure. For instance: yourdomain.com
      Note: If you have a wildcard certificate, add an asterisk in front of your domain name (e.g., *.yourdomain.com).
    • Country Name: select the country where your company is located
    • State: enter the state where your company is registered
    • City: enter the city where your company is registered
    • Company: write the full, legal name of your Company. For example, GPI Holding LLC
    • Organizational Unit: specify the department within your organization in charge of web security. For instance, IT or Web Administration
    • Contact Email: put a valid email address
    • Expiration: skip this field
    • Encryption Password: create a password to encrypt the Private Key and then confirm it
  4. Double-check the info you’ve just provided, then click Generate Request.
  5. Now you can click the Here link to download your CSR Code and Private Key.

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