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Property Value Remarks
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Name: HTTPSAdminCert
Type: Local
CertificateData: (binary data)
PrivateKey: (binary data)
NoCRLs: No
PKAType: RSA Read-only
Attribute:
Comments:
Note: Certificates objects cannot be added using the CLI
The Add command is not used to create a certificate object in the CLI. Instead, certificate
files are uploaded directly using SCP and the upload creates the object directly.
Alternatively, the files can be uploaded using the Web Interface or InControl.
The Type Property
The Type property of a Certificate object can take one of the following values:
• Local
This is the type for most certificates. They can be signed or unsigned.
• Remote
This is the type for remote certificates which have the public key file residing locally in cOS
Core and the private key file present on a CA server.
• Request
If a certificate object has been created through InControl and an outstanding certificate
request has been generated then this is the type. This is explained further below.
The NoCRLs Property
The NoCRLSs property has the value of either Yes or No (the default). If Yes, the Certificate
Revocation List (CRL) will be checked on the relevant CA server to determine if the certificate has
been revoked. CRLs are discussed in more depth later in this section.
Creating Certificates with InControl
InControl can be used to perform the following functions:
• Creating Self-signed Certificates
A quick and inexpensive way to create certificates is to generate self-signed certificates.
InControl provides a way to create these although such certificates can present a security risk
and are normally only used for testing pruposes.
• Creating Certificate Requests
A certificate object can be created in InControl along with a certificate request. The request is
then sent to a CA which returns the signed certificate file. The returned file is then imported
through InControl into the certificate object to yield a CA signed certificate.
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