Submitting a certificate request to your CA for signing

Configuring system settings : Managing certificates : Obtaining and installing a local certificate : Submitting a certificate request to your CA for signing

After you have download the certificate request file, you can submit the request to you CA for signing.

For other related steps, see “Obtaining and installing a local certificate”.

To submit a certificate request

1. Using the web browser on the management computer, browse to the web site for your CA.

2. Follow your CA’s instructions to place a Base64-encoded PKCS #12 certificate request, uploading your certificate request.

3. Follow your CA’s instructions to download their root certificate and Certificate Revocation List (CRL), and then install the root certificate and CRL on each remote client.

4. When you receive the signed certificate from the CA, install the certificate on the FortiMail unit. For more information, see “Importing a certificate”.