View or modify a CA client in SSL

We can view or modify the CAClient object settings in the security configuration. The CAClient object contains all the information needed to connect and communicate with a certificate authority (CA). A connection to a Certificate Authority is used to request a certificate, query a certificate, or revoke a certificate.

Use console to view or modify a CA client.

1. Click Security > SSL certificate and key management.

2. Click Certificate Authority (CA) client configurations. A panel displaying the existing CA clients appears.

3. Click the CA client name to examine and modify.

   We can also use the getCAClient AdminTask to get information about the existing CA client and the modifyCACleint AdminTask to make changes to the CA client.

4. Make the changes to the CA client information as required. Modify the following information as required.

   • Name of the CA client.

   • The management scope (selected from the drop-down list.

   • Implementation class.

   • CA server host name.

   • User name.

   • Password.

   • Confirm of password.

   • Number of times to poll.

   • Polling interval (in minutes) when requestin certificates.

   • Custom properties.

5. Click Apply then OK.

Results

The information in the object can then be used by the runtime to connect to a CA to create, revoke, or replace a certificate

What to do next

Related tasks

Secure communications

CAClientCommands (AdminTask)