Http Client; Syntax - Red Hat CERTIFICATE SYSTEM 8 - COMMAND-LINE Manual

Chapter 20.

HTTP Client

The HTTP Client utility, HttpClient, sends a CMC request (created with the CMC Request utility) or
a PKCS #10 request to a CA.

20.1. Syntax

This utility takes a single .cfg configuration file as a parameter. The syntax is as follows:
HttpClient /path/to/file.cfg
The .cfg file has the following parameters:
Parameters
host
port
secure
input
output
dbdir
clientmode
password
nickname
servlet
Description
The hostname for the Certificate System server. Depending on how DNS and the
name, fully-qualified domain name, or IPv4 or IPv6 address. For example, host=s
Any port number for Certificate System server. For example, port=9443.
true for an HTTPS connection, false for an HTTP connection. For example, se
The full path and filename for the enrollment request, which must be in binary form
The full path and filename for the response in binary format. For example, output
The full path to the directory where the cert8.db, key3.db, and secmod.db da
secure=false. For example, dbdir=/usr/bin.
true for client authentication, false for no client authentication. This parameter
clientmode=true.
The password for the cert8.db database. This parameter is ignored if secure=
password=secret.
The nickname of the client certificate. This parameter is ignored if clientmode=f
Agent-102504a's 102504a ID.
The URI of the servlet that processes full CMC requests. The default value is /ca
servlet=/ca/profileSubmitCMCFull.
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