Uploading a custom CA-signed Web Server certificate

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To upload a custom Web server certificate signed by the Certificate Authority (CA):

  1. Log in to the NDR as npadmin using the NDR IP address or FQDN. For example:

    $ ssh npadmin@10.1.0.1

    or

    $ ssh npadmin@exampleFQDN

  2. Enter privileged mode:

    npadmin@ia> enable

  3. Enter the npadmin password. The password can be 5 to 24 characters long.

    [sudo] password for npadmin: <password>

  4. Enter configuration mode:

    npadmin@ia# configure system

  5. Enter the Web server certificate configuration menu.

    npadmin@ia(config)# certificates

  6. Enter 2 to replace the default self-signed certificate with a custom CA-signed certificate.

    You see the following:

    The certificate must first be uploaded to the appliance in pem-encoded format

    CA Certificate (path):

  7. Enter the PEM-encoded CA-signed certificate. Press Enter.

If you upload a CA-signed certificate to the NDR, you must also upload a self-signed certificate. For instructions, see Creating a Custom Self-Signed Web Server Certificate Request and Uploading a Custom Self-Signed Web Server Certificate.