getcert-start-tracking(1)

NAME

   getcert

SYNOPSIS

   getcert start-tracking [options]

DESCRIPTION

   Tells certmonger to monitor an already-issued certificate.  Optionally,
   when the certificate nears expiration, 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.

SPECIFYING EXISTING REQUESTS

   -i NAME
          Modify  the  request which has this nickname.  If this option is
          not specified, and a tracking entry which matches  the  key  and
          certificate  storage options which are specified already exists,
          that entry will be modified.  Otherwise, a  new  tracking  entry
          will be added.

KEY AND CERTIFICATE STORAGE OPTIONS

   -d DIR Use  an NSS database in the specified directory for reading this
          certificate and, if possible, the corresponding key.

   -n NAME
          Use the certificate with this nickname, and  if  a  private  key
          with  the  same nickname or which corresponds to the certificate
          is available, to use it, too.  Only valid with -d.

   -t TOKEN
          If the NSS database has more than one token available,  use  the
          token  with  this  name  for  accessing the certificate and key.
          This argument only rarely needs to  be  specified.   Only  valid
          with -d.

   -f FILE
          Read  the certificate from 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  a  signing  request
          for  refreshing  the certificate.  If no such file is found when
          needed, generate a new key pair and  store  them  in  the  file.
          Only valid with -f.

KEY ENCRYPTION OPTIONS

   -p FILE
          The  private  key files or databases are encrypted using the PIN
          stored in the named file as the passphrase.

   -P PIN The private key files  or  databases  are  encrypted  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.

TRACKING OPTIONS

   -I NAME
          Assign  the  specified nickname to this task.  If this option is
          not specified, a name will be assigned automatically.

   -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.

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.  Only useful in combination with -r.

   -T NAME
          Request a certificate using  the  named  profile,  template,  or
          certtype, from the specified CA.

SIGNING REQUEST OPTIONS

   If  and when certmonger attempts to obtain a new certificate to replace
   the one being monitored, the values to be added to the signing  request
   will be taken from the current certificate, unless preferred values are
   set using one or more of -uU, -K, -E, and -D.

   -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).

   -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 become valid or to be  reissued  and
          saved, or for the attempt to obtain a new 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-
   request(1)    getcert-resubmit(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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