subject

Syntax

subject [common-name <COMMON-NAME>] [country <COUNTRY>] [locality <LOCALITY>] [org <ORG-NAME>] 
        [org-unit <ORG-UNIT>] [state <STATE>]

Description

Sets the subject fields for the current leaf certificate. If the common-name parameter is not specified, then you are prompted to define a value for each field. If a configured value exits for any field, it is presented as the default.

The subject fields of the default certificate local-cert cannot be changed.

Command context

config-cert-<CERT-NAME>

Parameters

common-name <COMMON-NAME>: Specifies the common name.
country <COUNTRY>: Specifies the region.
locality <LOCALITY>: Specifies the locality.
org <ORG-NAME>: Specifies the organization.
org-unit <ORG-UNIT>: Specifies the organizational unit.
state <STATE>: Specifies the state.

Authority

Administrators

Examples

Setting subject fields for the leaf certificate my-leaf-cert:

switch(config-cert-my-leaf-cert)# subject common-name MyLeaf01 country USA 
locality NY org MyCompany org-unit UNIT1 state NY

Setting subject fields for the leaf certificate my-leaf-cert interactively:

switch(config-cert-my-leaf-cert)# subject 
Do you want to use the switch serial number as the common name (y/n)? n
Enter Common Name : MyLeaf01
Enter Org Unit : UNIT1
Enter Org Name : MyCompany
Enter Locality : NY
Enter State : NY
Enter Country : USA
switch(config-cert-my-leaf-cert)#