Setting Up Agents Using The Automated Process - Red Hat CERTIFICATE SYSTEM 7.1 - ADMINISTRATOR Administrator's Manual

Setting up Administrators, Agents, and Auditors
Click Done.
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You are returned to the Users tab.
Click Refresh to view the updated configuration.
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Setting up Agents Using the Automated Process

(Not for certificate profile enrollment)
CS automates the process of setting up agents if agents request their certificate using the
manual enrollment form. The automated process is built into the request-approval form in
the Agent Services interface and it enables those who have both Certificate Manager agent
and Administrator privileges to create new agents for a Certificate Manager
subsystem—this automated process does not work for the other subsystems. If this option is
selected when an agent approves the request, the user is automatically created in the
database, is assigned to the correct agent group, and their certificate is stored in the
database.
Note: This process will not work if you create a custom agents group.
If you want to test this feature, follow these steps:
Have the agent access the end-entity interface.
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In the Enrollment tab, under Browser, they select Manual.
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In the enrollment form that appears, have the agent enter the data and submit the
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request.
You then access the Certificate Manager Agent Services interface.
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Click List Requests.
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In the page that displays, select "Show pending requests" and click Find.
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In the list of certificate signing requests that displays, select the request the agent
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submitted.
In the request approval form for user enrollment requests, verify the request. If
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required, adjust some of the parameters such as the subject name and validity period.
Select "This certificate is for a Certificate Manager agent", specify a user ID for the
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new agent, and approve the certificate request.
The Certificate Manager processes the request, issues the certificate to the user, and
automatically adds the user to the agent group, copies the user's client certificate to the
database, and associates the certificate with the new user's entry.
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