certificate request entity

Function

The certificate request entity command sets the entity name that the device uses when applying for a certificate.

The undo certificate request entity command deletes the specified entity name.

By default, the entity name is not set.

Format

certificate request entity entity-name

undo certificate request entity

Parameters

Parameter	Description	Value
entity-name	Indicates the entity name that the device uses when applying for a certificate.	It is a string of 1 to 31 case insensitive characters.

Parameter

Description

Value

entity-name

Indicates the entity name that the device uses when applying for a certificate.

It is a string of 1 to 31 case insensitive characters.

Views

PKI domain name configuration view

Default Level

2: Configuration level

Task Name and Operations

Task Name	Operations
pki	write

Usage Guidelines

Usage Scenario

To apply for a certificate, you must create a PKI domain and specify an entity name in the PKI domain. The specified entity name must already exist.

Example

# Set the entity name that the device uses when applying for a certificate to entity1.

<HUAWEI> system-view
[~HUAWEI] pki entity entity1
[*HUAWEI-pki-entity-entity1] ip-address 10.1.1.1
[*HUAWEI-pki-entity-entity1] common-name test
[*HUAWEI-pki-entity-entity1] commit
[~HUAWEI-pki-entity-entity1] quit
[~HUAWEI] pki domain domain1
[*HUAWEI-pki-domain-domain1] certificate request entity entity1