HP Secure Key Manager - Manual (Page 137)

Figure 76 Viewing the Certificate List section
The following table describes the components of the Certificate List section.
Table 56 Certificate List section components
Component Description
Certificate Name
The name of the certificate; this name is used internally by the SKM. Click the
certificate name to view properties and access the certificate information.
Certificate Information
A certificate summary containing the following information:
• Common Name: Name of entity to which certificate is issued. This is typically
the name of the application.
• Issuer Name: Name of CA that issued the certificate. This information is not
displayed for certificate requests.
• Expiration Date: The final date on which this certificate is valid. Following this
date, the certificate can only be renewed by obtaining a new certificate from the
CA. This information is not displayed for certificate requests.
Certificate Purpose A certificate installed on the SKM can be a client or server certificate.
Certificate Status
The certificate status is one of the following:
• Request Pending – Certificate request generated. Waiting for certificate from CA.
• Certificate Active – Certificate is ready to be used.
• Certificate Expires in x days – Expires in x days. This state appears when a
certificate expires in less than 30 days.
• Certificate Expired – Certificate expiration date is earlier than current date.
• Certificate Not Yet Active – Certificate activation date is after the current date.
• Invalid Certificate – Certificate is improperly signed by CA.
• Error in Certificate – Malformed certificate.
Edit Click Edit to modify the certificate name.
Delete Click Delete to remove the specified certificate.
Properties
Click Properties to access the Certificate Information section and view information
about, download, and install certificates. For more information on viewing a
certificate’s properties, see Certificate Information .
Certificate Information
Use the Certificate Information section to view information about, download, and install certificates. The
top portion of the Certificate Information page contains the configured elements of the certificate. The
lower portion of this page contains the PEM-encoded X509 certificate data.
When you are viewing the properties of a certificate request, the Certificate Information page presents
only the Certificate Name, Key Size, and Subject fields above the X509 certificate request data. An
active certificate presents Certificate Name, Key Size, Start Date, Expiration, Issuer, and Subject above
the X509 certificate data. Additionally, you have the option to create a self–signed certificate.
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