If you have to sign certificates for many controllers, remote stations, or Supervisor PC, signing each one individually can
take a long time. This procedure helps you sign all your certificates at once.
Prerequisites: Your CA certificate performing the signing is in the
Workbench User Key Store and you exported your certificates as CSR files (signing requests) to a folder on your hard drive.
- Navigate to .
The Select Certificate Signing Request(s) window opens.
- Locate your certificate signing requests on your file system.
- Select the certificates to be signed and click Open.
The
Certificate Signer Multiple Selection Tool view opens.
- To sign the certificates, select the issuer using the
CA Alias drop-down list, enter the CA Password, and click Generate.The issuer’s private key signs the certificates and opens the
Select Directory Location window.
- Expand User Home, select certManagement and click Choose.
This is the default folder. You may choose a different folder.
The system confirms the number of certificates saved.
- To confirm completion, click OK twice.