Manually Updating The Crl In The Directory; Registering And Deleting Mapper And Publisher Plug-In Modules - Red Hat CERTIFICATE SYSTEM 7.1 - ADMINISTRATOR Administrator's Manual

Registering and Deleting Mapper and Publisher Plug-in Modules

Manually Updating the CRL in the Directory

The Update Certificate Revocation List form in the Certificate Manager Agent Services
interface to enables you to manually update the directory with CRL-related information.
To manually update the CRL information in the directory:
Go to the Certificate Manager Agent Services page.
1.
You must submit the proper client certificate to get access to this page.
Select Update Revocation List.
2.
The Update Certificate Revocation List page appears.
From the Signature algorithm drop-down list, select the appropriate signature
3.
algorithm.
Click Update.
4.
The Certificate Manager starts updating the directory with the CRL in its internal
database. In some circumstances, for example, if the CRL is large, updating the
directory may take considerable time. During this period, any changes made to the
CRL (for example, any new certificates revoked) may not be included in the update.
When the directory is updated, the Certificate Manager will display a status report. If
the process gets interrupted for some reason, the server logs an error message. Be sure
to check logs if that happens.
Registering and Deleting Mapper and Publisher
Plug-in Modules
Registering or Deleting a Mapper or Publisher Module
You can register new mapper or publisher plug-in modules in a Certificate Manager's
publishing framework. You can delete unwanted mapper or publisher plug-in modules
using the CS window. Before deleting a module, be sure to delete all the rules that are based
on this module.
Log in to the CS window (see "Logging Into the CS Console" on page 239).
1.
Select the Configuration tab.
2.
In the navigation tree, select Certificate Manager, and then select Publishing.
3.
Select the appropriate object under Publishing:
4.
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