17.3 Managing User Certificates

Using the User Certificate Management module, you can perform the following task:

17.3.1 Creating User Certificate Objects

To create a user certificate object, perform the following steps:

  1. Click Certificate Management > User Certificate Management options from the landing page.

  2. Click the icon.

  3. In the Create User Certificate page, specify a Nickname, server and select anyone of the following options:

    • Standard (Default Parameters): Allows you to create a default user certificate object of type RSA or ECDSA.

    • Custom (User Specified Parameters): Allows you to specify the custom parameters for the user certificate object.

    • Import: Allows you to import a certificate file in CERT or PKCS12 format.

  4. After specifying the parameters, click Next to review the summary of the certificate.

  5. In the Summary screen, click OK to create a user certificate object.

17.3.2 Exporting User Certificate Objects

To export user certificate objects, perform the following steps:

  1. Click Certificate Management > User Certificate Management options from the landing page.

  2. Select the appropriate server from the drop-down list.

  3. Select the appropriate user certificate from the list and click the icon.

  4. In the next screen, select check box for Export Private key and specify a password to protect the private key. Confirm the password and select the export format.

    NOTE:User certificates can be exported in PKCS12 format only.

  5. Click OK to export the user certificate object.

17.3.3 Validating User Certificate Objects

To validate a user certificate object, perform the following steps:

  1. Click Certificate Management > User Certificate Management options from the landing page.

  2. Select the appropriate server from the drop-down list.

  3. Select the appropriate user certificate from the list and click the icon.

  4. A confirmation appears indicating a successful validation of the user certificate object.

17.3.4 Revoking User Certificate Objects

To revoke a user certificate object, perform the following steps:

  1. Click Certificate Management > User Certificate Management options from the landing page.

  2. Select the appropriate server from the drop-down list.

  3. Select the appropriate user certificate from the list and click the icon.

  4. Read and understand the risk involved with revoking user certificates.

  5. Select a valid reason for revocation from the drop-down list, select the invalidity date and specify any other comment.

  6. Click OK to finish the revocation.

17.3.5 Deleting User Certificate Objects

To remove user certificate objects, perform the following steps:

  1. Click Certificate Management > User Certificate Management options from the landing page.

  2. Select the appropriate server from the drop-down list.

  3. Select the appropriate user certificate from the list and click the icon.

  4. In the next screen, click OK.

  5. A confirmation appears indicating a successful deletion of the user certificate object.