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Chapter 14: Configuring Virtual Private Networks
Configuring Certificate Management
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When representing attribute values, be careful when using special characters.
The following characters have special meaning in the string syntax and must
be escaped with a backslash character (‘\’):
• comma (‘,’)
• equal sign (‘=’)
• plus sign (‘+’)
• less than sign (‘’)
• pound sign (‘#’)
• semicolon (‘;’)
• backslash (‘\’)
• quotation (‘”’).
All other printable ASCII characters represent themselves. Non–printable
ASCII must be escaped by preceding the ordinal value of the character in twodigit
hexadecimal with a backslash (for example. the BEL character, which has
an ordinal value of seven, would be represented by \07). Here are some
examples of the escape conventions:
CN=Jane Smith\,DDS, OU=Sales, O=Secure Computing
CN=\4a\61\6e\65\20Smith, OU=Sales, O=Secure Computing
Attribute values may optionally be contained within double-quote characters, in
which case only the backslash (‘\’), double quote (‘”’), and non–printable ASCII
characters need to be escaped. Here the double-quotes eliminate the need to
escape the CN’s comma:
CN=”Jane Smith,DDS”, OU=Sales, O=Secure Computing
Note: Entries containing backslashes or double–quotes will appear “normalized”
(without extra characters or spaces) in the GUI once they are saved.
Use this supported syntax when entering information on the Admin Console’s
Certificate Manager tabs.
Note: For additional information on DN syntax, see RFCs 2044, 2252, 2253, and
2256.