Generate CSR: Oracle Wallet Manager

Follow these instructions to generate a Private Key and CSR.

1. Open a terminal window and set the ORACLE_HOME environment variable. export ORACLE_HOME=/home/oracle/infra


2. In the same window, change your directory to $ORACLE_HOME/bin, and start Oracle Wallet Manager (OWM).

 $ cd $ORACLE_HOME/bin
$ owm&

3. Oracle Wallet Manager is displayed. Select the Wallet menu and click the New... menu option.


4. You get a warning that your default wallet directory does not exist. Click Yes to save this wallet.


5. The New Wallet window appears. Enter the password for the wallet as welcome1. Click OK.


6. You will be asked for several pieces of info. These fields include the Common Name (aka domain, FQDN), organization, country, key bit length, etc. Use the CSR Legend in the right-hand column of this page to guide you when asked for this information. The following characters should not be used when typing in your CSR input: < > ~ ! @ # $ % ^ / \ ( ) ? , &


7. A confirmation dialog box appears. Click OK.


8. In the navigation pane, you see the wallet with a certificate request that you have just created. Click the node to view the certificate request generated on the right.
   
   


9. Save a copy of your CSR. The CSR will be needed during the online order process. You'll be asked to copy-and-paste your CSR into a special CSR box.
   
   Below is an example of what your CSR will look like. This is a example only and cannot be used to generate your SSL certificate.
   -----BEGIN CERTIFICATE REQUEST----- MIIB3zCCAUgCAQAwgZ4xCzAJBgNVBAYTAlVTMRAwDgYDVQQIEwdHZW9yZ2lhMRAw DgYDVQQHEwdBdGxhbnRhMREwDwYDVQQKEwhHZW9DZXJ0czEaMBgGA1UECxMRSW5l cm5ldCBNYXJrZXRpbmcxGTAXBgNVBAMTEHd3dy5nZW9jZXJ0cy5jb20xITAfBgkq hkiG9w0BCQEWEmFkbWluQGdlb2NlcnRzLmNvbTCBnzANBgkqhkiG9w0BAQEFAAOB jQAwgYkCgYEA5KOi+RnRzBuBQeFYjrwZg1sfT7zr4L8j0Khuoj621x+lGBmFC76c kGclUIQBmuyp9T9NrNqAjGtEmgdFr6cWLJtgXgi+BaZDLX9BMYF49NuTggNoEUMX crQRAENHb2YthG2SEcF5p98RNcDPzWOA3a4AMvgkxDlDGYUhbcQhnt0CAwEAAaAA MA0GCSqGSIb3DQEBBAUAA4GBAIapt6Tw0BTYUwEAX0/oKvaaN/ghErR85jdW7xOD b1hL0yNfb495A7e/IQyBEP5a/v+QUOtibHS4geiPhH9etAI+DSQmctjbf6dMGJql gCXGwlsTbjPOSmNT+/X2Uvf1BlplwqAMDghEuFHsjshlypz1NEg94ri2K9N1VrBs
   +iAv
   -----END CERTIFICATE REQUEST-----

Certification installation

1) Download the necessary certificate files

1. You will need to install the TrustedRoot.crt, ipsCA.crt, and your_site_name.crt certificate files to your Oracle Wallet, in the same order listed here.

2) Import TrustedRoot.crt

1. Launch Oracle Wallet Manager.
2. Click Operations > Import Trusted Certificate from the menu bar.
3. The Import Trusted Certificate dialog appears.
4. Click the Paste the Certificate radio button, and click OK.
5. The Import Trusted Certificate dialog appears with the following message: "Please provide a base64 format certificate and paste it below".
6. Paste the entire contents of TrustedRoot.crt and click OK.
7. A message at the bottom of the window should report that the trusted certificate was imported successfully.
8. The certificate should appear at the bottom of the 'Trusted Certificates' tree.

3) Import ipsCA.crt

1. Click Operations > Import Trusted Certificate from the menu bar.
2. The Import Trusted Certificate dialog appears.
3. Click the Paste the Certificate radio button, and click OK.
4. The Import Trusted Certificate dialog appears.
5. Paste the entire contents of ipsCA.crt and click OK.
6. A message at the bottom of the window should report that the trusted certificate was imported successfully.
7. The certificate should appear at the bottom of the 'Trusted Certificates' tree.

4) Import your Primary SSL Certificate (your_site_name.crt)

1. Click Operations > Import User Certificate from the menu bar.
2. The Import Certificate dialog appears.
3. Select the Paste the Certificate radio button, and click OK.
4. The Import Certificate dialog appears.
5. Paste the entire contents of your Primary SSL Certificate file and click OK.
6. A message at the bottom of the window should report that the certificate was imported successfully.
7. When you are returned to the main window, wallet status should show "Ready."

5) Remember to save changes before closing the Wallet.

Troubleshooting Information

• If your site works with Firefox but not in Internet Explorer: You may need to apply Oracle patchset 4505133. This is a known bug which affects Oracle HTTP Server when installed in from the Oracle Products Companion CD.
• Oracle Wallet Manager does not support wildcard certificate installation. If you have purchased a wildcard certificate from ipsCA and wish to use it with Oracle Wallet Manager, please contact our ipsCA Support.

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