> For the complete documentation index, see [llms.txt](https://emca.emudhra.com/llms.txt). Markdown versions of documentation pages are available by appending `.md` to page URLs; this page is available as [Markdown](https://emca.emudhra.com/tutorials-and-guides/setting-up-root-ca-issuance.md).

# Setting Up Root CA Issuance

This section covers the setting up Root CA in emCA.

## CA Certificate Profile Creation

1. Login as an Administrator
2. Click on Manage Profiles
   1. Certificate Profiles -> X509
3. Basic Information
   1. Profile Type: CA
   2. Profile Name: Your Root User Identifier
   3. Validity: as per your CA guidelines
   4. Issuing CA: Please select the corresponding issuing CA for "Self-Signed" in order to create root CA else select any existing CA in order to SUB CA.
   5. Choose algorithm: Select the preferred Algorithm type.
   6. Signature algorithm: Select as per your preferred algorithm type.

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4. Select the DN details: These are as per your regional CA controller.
   1. House Identifier
   2. Country
   3. Organization

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5. X509 Certificate Extensions: Select the X509 certificate extension
   1. Basic constraint,
   2. Key Usage,
   3. Subject Key Identifier, etc.

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6. Click on “Proceed” once the selection of DN details and X509 Certificate Extensions are completed.

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7. Authenticate as an Administrator

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8. Issuing CA Certificate Profile will be created successfully.

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## Officer Generating Key Pair

1. Login as an Officer User
2. Click on Manage CA Certificates -> Enroll
3. Generate Key Pair:
   1. Select the Number of Keys
   2. Key Profile: Select where you want to store the Keys
   3. Chose algorithm: Select the Key pair algorithm
   4. Signature algorithm: Select the signature algorithm as per the chosen algorithm
   5. Key Algorithm & Size: Select the size of the Key Algorithm as per the chosen algorithm

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4. Click on Proceed
5. Authenticate as an Officer
6. Click on “Generate Key Pair”

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7. Key pair is generated successfully. Click on “View All” to view the crested key pair or “New” for creating a new Key Pair.

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## CA Certificate Issuance

1. Click on “Action: icon” for creating the certificate using the newly generated or existing key pair.

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2. Enter the Root/ sub-CA Certificate Profile DN information as Administrator configured.

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3. Authenticate as an Officer and click on “Create”

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4. Certificate is ready to download after successful authentication.

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5. Click on “View all” to see all the issued CA certificates or “New” to create a new certificate with the key pair and CA certificate Profile.

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