Generate a Private Key and Block It
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Generate a Private Key and Block It
Secure private keys that you generate on PAN-OS devices
by blocking key export.
Block the export of a private key to prevent
its misuse after generating a certificate.
- Select , then Device Certificates.If there is more than one virtual system, select a Location or Shared for the certificate.Generate the certificate.Select Block Private Key Export to prevent anyone from exporting the certificate.See Generate a Certificate for information about the other certificate fields.
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Click Generate to generate the new certificate.You can also generate a certificate and block its private key from export using the operational CLI command:admin@pa-220> request certificate generate block-private-keys yesThe preceding CLI command can also include the certificate and other parameters that are not shown.
