Generating a CSR and certificate for Flowmon

Example of generating CSR for Flowmon using openssl.
If Flowmon uses its own domain, it is necessary to provide a CSR to the certification authority to create an HTTPS certificate.

Product: FOS

Version: Any

Platform: Any

How to generate CSR for Flowmon?

1) Set Hostname and Domain (Configuration Center -> System -> System settings -> Interface Settings -> Hostname)

Login to Flowmon appliance CLI with ssh client (User flowmon):

2) Generate the RSA private key

Login to Flowmon appliance CLI with ssh client (User flowmon):

openssl genrsa -out collector.key 2048

openssl req -new -key collector.key -out collector.csr

4) Using WinSCP you can download the collector.csr file and provide it to the CA

5) Upload signed certificate and key in Configuration Center -> System -> System settings -> Maintenance -> Security settings -> Certificate Management -> Host certificates