Step-By-Step Instructions - ABB EDS500 Series Function Manual

Functions
2.36.3

Step-by-Step Instructions

OpenSSL
For certification OpenSSL can be used. In this manual a step-by-step instruction for the XCA
tool is given. This tool is based on OpenSSL. It has a graphical user interface and works on
Microsoft Windows workstations. An alternative is OpenSSL, which is controlled via command
line interface. However, this is not covered in more detail in this manual.
EDS500 web server
In the Web server menu, the link "Encryption" is the entry point for the certificate up- and
download and the EC key upload. This link can be found under the menu item Administration.
Due to the sensible information in the Crypto file up- and download the following notice has
to be considered.
2.36.3.1 XCA Tool
The XCA tool is a third party open source software (Copyright (C) Christian Hohnstaedt).
It is intended for creating and managing X.509 certificates, certificate requests, RSA, DSA
and EC private keys, Smartcards and CRLs. The software can be downloaded under https://
hohnstaedt.de/xca/index.php/download.
1 After download and installation use xca.exe shortcut to start XCA Tool.
2 The main window (certificate manager) opens.
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