Automatically Loaded PTL Files
Through the web Console, you can automatically upload SSL
certificates in clear text .pem
or password-protected .pfx
format.
About this task
Note: For security purposes, this functionality
is only accessible through SSL with an authenticated user. If you
do not access this page over
https
, you can only
view the existing PTL keys.Procedure
- Open the web console.
- Click the SSL Keys tab.
- Click the Capture Keys link at the top of the page.
- To select a file, click Browse....
- If the
.pem
key is a password-protected.pfx
file, enter the password in the Password field.- If the file is a clear text
.pem
file, leave the Password field blank.
- If the file is a clear text
- To convert the certificate to a key, click Upload.
General
About this task
- Converted keys are stored in
/usr/local/dncauser/etc/capturekeys
. - Uploaded pem or pfx files that are valid keys are converted to ptl.
- Uploaded compressed files that contain valid pem files have their contents that are converted to ptl.
- Upon completion of a conversion, all non-ptl files are removed
from /
usr/local/dncauser/etc/capturekeys
. - After the required files are uploaded, the DNCA must be restarted on the Console tab.
pfx
About this task
- Password protected keys (pfx) are only converted if the correct password is provided.
- Password protected keys are converted directly to ptl files.
pem
About this task
- Compressed files must be flat (no directories).
- Compressed files can onlycontain pem files.