getcert-request(1)
NAME
getcert
SYNOPSIS
getcert request [options]
DESCRIPTION
Tells certmonger to use an existing key pair (or to generate one if one is not already found in the specified location), to generate a signing request using the key pair, and to submit them for signing to a CA.
KEY AND CERTIFICATE STORAGE OPTIONS
-d DIR Use an NSS database in the specified directory for storing this
certificate and key.
-n NAME
Use the key with this nickname to generate the signing request.
If no such key is found, generate one. Give the enrolled
certificate this nickname, too. Only valid with -d.
-t TOKEN
If the NSS database has more than one token available, use the
token with this name for storing and accessing the certificate
and key. This argument only rarely needs to be specified. Only
valid with -d.
-f FILE
Store the issued certificate in this file. For safety's sake,
do not use the same file specified with the -k option.
-k FILE
Use the key stored in this file to generate the signing request.
If no such file is found, generate a new key pair and store them
in the file. Only valid with -f.
KEY ENCRYPTION OPTIONS
-p FILE
Encrypt private key files or databases using the PIN stored in
the named file as the passphrase.
-P PIN Encrypt private key files or databases using the specified PIN
as the passphrase. Because command-line arguments to running
processes are trivially discoverable, use of this option is not
recommended except for testing.
KEY GENERATION OPTIONS
-G TYPE
In case a new key pair needs to be generated, this option
specifies the type of the keys to be generated. If not
specified, a reasonable default (currently RSA) will be used.
-g BITS
In case a new key pair needs to be generated, this option
specifies the size of the key. If not specified, a reasonable
default (currently 2048 bits) will be used.
TRACKING OPTIONS
-r Attempt to obtain a new certificate from the CA when the
expiration date of a certificate nears. This is the default
setting.
-R Don't attempt to obtain a new certificate from the CA when the
expiration date of a certificate nears. If this option is
specified, an expired certificate will simply stay expired.
-I NAME
Assign the specified nickname to this task. If this option is
not specified, a name will be assigned automatically.
ENROLLMENT OPTIONS
-c NAME
Enroll with the specified CA rather than a possible default.
The name of the CA should correspond to one listed by getcert
list-cas.
-T NAME
Request a certificate using the named profile, template, or
certtype, from the specified CA.
SIGNING REQUEST OPTIONS
If none of -N, -U, -K, -E, and -D are specified, a default group of
settings will be used to request an SSL server certificate for the
current host, with the host Kerberos service as an additional name.
-N NAME
Set the subject name to include in the signing request. The
default used is CN=hostname, where hostname is the local
hostname.
-u keyUsage
Add an extensionRequest for the specified keyUsage to the
signing request. The keyUsage value is expected to be one of
these names:
digitalSignature
nonRepudiation
keyEncipherment
dataEncipherment
keyAgreement
keyCertSign
cRLSign
encipherOnly
decipherOnly
-U EKU Add an extensionRequest for the specified extendedKeyUsage to
the signing request. The EKU value is expected to be an object
identifier (OID), but some specific names are also recognized.
These are some names and their associated OID values:
id-kp-serverAuth 1.3.6.1.5.5.7.3.1
id-kp-clientAuth 1.3.6.1.5.5.7.3.2
id-kp-codeSigning 1.3.6.1.5.5.7.3.3
id-kp-emailProtection 1.3.6.1.5.5.7.3.4
id-kp-timeStamping 1.3.6.1.5.5.7.3.8
id-kp-OCSPSigning 1.3.6.1.5.5.7.3.9
id-pkinit-KPClientAuth 1.3.6.1.5.2.3.4
id-pkinit-KPKdc 1.3.6.1.5.2.3.5
id-ms-kp-sc-logon 1.3.6.1.4.1.311.20.2.2
-K NAME
Add an extensionRequest for a subjectAltName, with the specified
Kerberos principal name as its value, to the signing request.
-E EMAIL
Add an extensionRequest for a subjectAltName, with the specified
email address as its value, to the signing request.
-D DNSNAME
Add an extensionRequest for a subjectAltName, with the specified
DNS name as its value, to the signing request.
-A ADDRESS
Add an extensionRequest for a subjectAltName, with the specified
IP address as its value, to the signing request.
-l FILE
Add an optional ChallengePassword value, read from the file, to
the signing request. A ChallengePassword is often required when
the CA is accessed using SCEP.
-L PIN Add the argument value to the signing request as a
ChallengePassword attribute. A ChallengePassword is often
required when the CA is accessed using SCEP.
OTHER OPTIONS
-B COMMAND
When ever the certificate or the CA's certificates are saved to
the specified locations, run the specified command as the client
user before saving the certificates.
-C COMMAND
When ever the certificate or the CA's certificates are saved to
the specified locations, run the specified command as the client
user after saving the certificates.
-a DIR When ever the certificate is saved to the specified location, if
root certificates for the CA are available, save them to the
specified NSS database.
-F FILE
When ever the certificate is saved to the specified location, if
root certificates for the CA are available, and when the local
copies of the CA's root certificates are updated, save them to
the specified file.
-w Wait for the certificate to be issued and saved, or for the
attempt to obtain one to fail.
-v Be verbose about errors. Normally, the details of an error
received from the daemon will be suppressed if the client can
make a diagnostic suggestion.
NOTES
Locations specified for key and certificate storage need to be accessible to the certmonger daemon process. When run as a system daemon on a system which uses a mandatory access control mechanism such as SELinux, the system policy must ensure that the daemon is allowed to access the locations where certificates and keys that it will manage will be stored (these locations are typically labeled as cert_t or an equivalent). More SELinux-specific information can be found in the selinux.txt documentation file for this package.
BUGS
Please file tickets for any that you find at https://fedorahosted.org/certmonger/
SEE ALSO
certmonger(8) getcert(1) getcert-add-ca(1) getcert-add-scep-ca(1) getcert-list-cas(1) getcert-list(1) getcert-modify-ca(1) getcert- refresh-ca(1) getcert-refresh(1) getcert-remove-ca(1) getcert- resubmit(1) getcert-start-tracking(1) getcert-status(1) getcert-stop- tracking(1) certmonger-certmaster-submit(8) certmonger-dogtag-ipa- renew-agent-submit(8) certmonger-dogtag-submit(8) certmonger-ipa- submit(8) certmonger-local-submit(8) certmonger-scep-submit(8) certmonger_selinux(8)
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