CertificateRequest (String function)

Create a certificate request from a private key (String class)

[Requires Janus Network Security]

This method generates a string that contains an SSL certificate request from an object string that contains a private key.

Syntax

%certRequest = string:CertificateRequest[( [Country= string], - [State= string], [City= string], - [Organization= string], - [OrganizationalUnit= string], - [CommonName= string], - [SignatureAlgorithm= digestAlgorithm])] Throws PKCSError

Syntax terms

%certRequest	A String or Longstring to contain the generated signed certificate request.
string	A String or Longstring that contains an RSA-generated private key. This value must be less than or equal to 4096 (as of version 7.7 of Model 204). The pre-7.7 maximum is 2048 bits.
Country	This optional, name required, string argument inserts a country value into the generated certificate request.
State	This optional, name required, string argument inserts a state/province value into the generated certificate request.
City	This optional, name required, string argument inserts a locality value into the generated certificate request.
Organization	This optional, name required, string argument inserts an organization value into the generated certificate request.
OrganizationalUnit	This optional, name required, string argument inserts an organization unit (OU) value into the generated certificate request.
CommonName	This optional, name required, string argument inserts a common-name (CN) value into the generated certificate request.
SignatureAlgorithm	This optional, name required, argument is a DigestAlgorithm enumeration value. Valid values are: MD5, SHA1, SHA256, SHA384 (Model 204 7.7 and later), and SHA512 (Model 204 7.7 and later). Note: Although supported and currently the default, most modern browsers are deprecating SHA1.

Usage notes

For some background information concerning certificates, see Public-key cryptography and Certificate signing request.

Example

The following request prints a certificate request created from an input private key that is produced by the System method GeneratedPrivateKey:

b %ls is longstring %cr is longstring %ls = %(System):GeneratedPrivateKey(Length=512) %cr = %ls:CertificateRequest(Country='USA',state='MA', city='Waltham', Organization='Rocket') %cr:derToXmlDoc:print end

The result is:

<Sequence> <Sequence> <Integer>0</Integer> <Sequence> <Set> <Sequence> <ObjectIdentifier>2.5.4.6</ObjectIdentifier> <PrintableString>USA</PrintableString> </Sequence> </Set> <Set> <Sequence> <ObjectIdentifier>2.5.4.8</ObjectIdentifier> <PrintableString>MA</PrintableString> </Sequence> </Set> <Set> <Sequence> <ObjectIdentifier>2.5.4.7</ObjectIdentifier> <PrintableString>Waltham</PrintableString> </Sequence> </Set> <Set> <Sequence> <ObjectIdentifier>2.5.4.10</ObjectIdentifier> <PrintableString>Rocket</PrintableString> </Sequence> </Set> </Sequence> <Sequence> <Sequence> <ObjectIdentifier>1.2.840.113549.1.1.1</ObjectIdentifier> <Null/> </Sequence> <BitString bits="576"> 3046024100A0277685A6EA06E94CF8B ... 0C9E9B07B24FF3D1BB5BBA6F30A9FCF0F- 8F3D80AB2A09EFD020103 </BitString> </Sequence> <ContextSpecific tag="0"/> </Sequence> <Sequence> <ObjectIdentifier>1.2.840.113549.1.1.5</ObjectIdentifier> <Null/> </Sequence> <BitString bits="512"> 0B8774C79100F621F6E794BDEBD47BE ... 4C410892A5573F24D25AC32374A571F633 </BitString> </Sequence>

See also

String methods:

• CertificateRequest
• ClientCertificateRequest
• SignedCertificate
• SignedClientCertificate
• DerToXmlDoc
• RSAPrivateKeyToXmlDoc
• X509CertificateToXmlDoc
• X509CrlToXmlDoc
• Multiple cryptographic cipher methods

Stringlist methods:

• AppendCertificateInfo
• AppendCertificateRequest
• AppendCertificateRequestInfo
• AppendClientCertificateRequest
• AppendEncryptedSecurityData
• AppendGeneratedPrivateKey
• AppendPemData
• AppendPrivateKeyInfo
• AppendSignedCertificate
• AppendSignedClientCertificate
• CheckCertificate
• CheckCertificateRequest
• PemToString

System methods:

• ClientCertificate
• GeneratedPrivateKey

Socket methods:

• Certificate

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