With Deva xFTP you can create and sign digital certificates. SSL servers use certificates to determine whether or not they will allow you to connect.
From the Deva CA menu, select File > Create certificate .
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From the Tool bar, click Create button.
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From the CA Manager bar on the left, click Create Certificate button.
The create certificate wizard start.
Enter the Certificate Set Name - This is the name of the certificate generated by the Certificate Wizard.
Enter the Output Location - Select the folder to save the certificate in.
Choose a bit-length for the certificate private key. Deva xFTP supports keys up to 4,096 bits.
Choose an Expiration date - This defines how long the certificate remains valid.
Enter and confirm the Password - The Password can be any combination of characters or spaces. It is used to encrypt the private key. Do not lose the password. The certificate is useless without it.
Select Next.
Enter the City/Town of your organization.
Enter the State/Province of your organization.
Enter the name of your Organization.
Enter the Common Name. Typically, this is your name or the domain name associated with your site.
Enter your E-mail address.
Enter the Unit or name of your department, such as "Information Systems."
Enter the two-letter Country code for your organization's nation.
If you want to create a PKCS#12 format certificate, enter a Friendly Name .
Select Next.
Select Certificate Format.
Select the Set up Deva xFTP to use the generated certificate check box - the wizard automatically associates the certificate to Deva xFTP. It can be unassociated by clearing the Use SSL Certificate check box in Tools > Options > SSL Security. If the check box is cleared, the wizard only saves the certificate files in the folder originally specified.
Select Finish.
Deva xFTP displays the paths to all the files generated for your certificate. If you want a third party to sign your certificate, you must send the Certificate Signing Request (.csr) file to the third party.
Not all SSL sites require certificates.
When you create a certificate Deva xFTP generates the following files:
A Private key file (.key) - The private key should never be distributed to anyone. It is used to decrypt sessions encrypted by a public key.
A Certificate request file (.csr) - This file can be signed by Deva CA Center or sent to an intermediate Certificate Authority such as Verisign or Thawte for signing.
A Certificate file (.crt) - This is a signed certificate, whether self-signed for the Root CA certificate or signed by Deva CA Center, or signed by an intermediate certificate authority.
If the server accepts self-signed certificates, you can connect with the .crt file and .key file you created and associated to Deva xFTP, provided the server has added your certificate to its trusted list.
You can export certificates (.crt files) from Deva CA Center to anywhere in you computer for any purpose. It's free!