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Red Hat CERTIFICATE SYSTEM 7.3 - ADMINISTRATION Administration Manual (554 pages)

Brand: Red Hat | Category: Software | Size: 5.48 MB

Table of Contents
3
About this Guide
17
- Recommended Knowledge
  17
- What Is in this Guide
  17
- Examples and Formatting
  19
  - File Locations for Examples and Commands
    19
  - Using Mozilla LDAP Tools
    19
  - Default Port Numbers
    19
  - Guide Formatting
    19
- Additional Reading
  20
- Giving Feedback
  21
- Document History
  21
Overview
23
- Features
  23
  - Subsystems
    23
  - Interfaces
    24
  - Logging
    24
  - Auditing
    24
  - Self-Tests
    25
  - Authorization
    25
  - Security-Enhanced Linux Support
    25
  - Authentication
    25
  - Registration Authority
    26
  - Scep
    26
  - Certificate Issuance
    26
  - Certificate Profiles
    27
  - Crls
    27
  - Publishing
    27
  - Notifications
    27
  - Jobs
    27
  - Dual Key Pairs
    28
  - Hsms and Crypto Accelerators
    28
  - Support for Open Standards
    28
- How the Certificate System Works
  29
  - About the Certificate Manager
    29
  - How the Certificate Manager Works
    31
  - Data Recovery Manager
    33
  - Online Certificate Status Manager
    33
  - Token Key Service
    34
  - Token Processing System
    34
- Deployment Scenarios
  34
  - Single Certificate Manager
    34
  - Certificate Manager and DRM
    35
  - Cloned Certificate Manager
    36
  - Smart Card Enrollment
    37
- System Architecture
  37
  - Certificate System Instance
    39
  - HTTP Engine
    39
  - User Interfaces
    39
  - JSS and the JNI Layer
    40
  - Nss
    40
  - Pkcs #11
    41
  - Management Tools
    41
  - Jre
    42
  - Internal Database
    42
  - SSL/TLS and Supported Cipher Suites
    42
- Support for Open Standards
  43
  - Certificate Management Formats and Protocols
    43
  - Security and Directory Protocols
    43
Installation and Configuration
45
- Deployment Considerations
  45
  - Security Domains
    46
  - Cloning a Subsystem
    46
  - Self-Signed Root CA or Subordinate CA
    46
- Prerequisites
  47
  - Supported Platforms
    47
  - Required Programs and Dependencies
    48
  - Packages Installed
    50
- Configuration Preparation
  54
  - Required Information
    54
  - Default Settings
    55
- Configuration Setup Wizard
  56
  - Security Domain Panel
    56
  - Subsystem Type Panel
    57
  - PKI Hierarchy Panel
    58
  - CA Information Panel
    59
  - TKS Information Panel
    59
  - DRM Information Panel
    60
  - Authentication Directory Panel
    61
  - Internal Database Panel
    61
  - Key Store Panel
    62
  - Key Pairs Panel
    63
  - Subject Names Panel
    64
  - Requests and Certificates Panel
    65
  - Export Keys and Certificates Panel
    66
  - Administrator Panel
    67
- Installing the Certificate System
  68
  - Installing from an ISO Image
    68
  - Installing through Up2Date
    70
- Configuring the Default Subsystem Instances
  70
  - Configuring a CA
    70
  - Configuring a DRM, OCSP, or TKS
    72
  - Configuring a TPS
    73
- Creating Additional Subsystem Instances
  74
  - Running Pkicreate
    74
  - Running Pkicreate with Port Separation
    75
- Cloning a Subsystem
  75
- Silent Installation
  77
- Updating Certificate System Packages
  78
  - Updating Certificate System on Red hat Enterprise Linux
    79
  - Updating Certificate System on Solaris
    79
- Uninstalling Certificate System Subsystems
  81
  - Removing a Subsystem Instance
    81
  - Removing Certificate System Subsystems
    81
Administrative Basics
83
- Administrative Console
  83
- Enabling SSL Client Authentication for the Certificate System Console
  84
- System Passwords
  86
  - Protecting the Password.conf File
    86
  - Password-Quality Checker
    88
- Starting, Stopping, and Restarting Certificate System Subsystems
  88
- Mail Server
  89
- Configuration Files
  89
- Using Security-Enhanced Linux
  96
- Using Java Servlets
  97
- Logs
  97
  - About Logs
    98
  - Services that Are Logged
    101
  - Log Levels (Message Categories)
    101
  - Buffered Versus Unbuffered Logging
    103
  - Log File Rotation
    103
  - Configuring Logs in the Console
    104
  - Configuring Logs in the Cs.cfg File
    105
  - Configuring TPS Logs
    106
  - Monitoring Logs
    107
  - Signing Log Files
    108
  - Registering a Log Module
    109
  - Deleting a Log Module
    109
  - Signed Audit Log
    109
- Self-Tests
  113
  - Self-Test Logging
    114
  - Self-Test Configuration
    114
  - Modifying Self-Test Configuration
    114
- Ports
  115
  - About Ports
    115
  - Changing a Port Number
    118
  - Configuring Port Separation
    118
  - Redirecting Subsystem Communications to Secure End-Entities Port
    121
- The Internal LDAP Database
  125
- Backing up and Restoring Certificate System
  128
Certificate Manager
131
- How the Certificate Manager Works
  131
  - Enrollment
    131
  - Revocation
    132
- Certificate Manager Certificates
  133
  - CA Signing Key Pair and Certificate
    133
  - OCSP Signing Key Pair and Certificate
    134
  - SSL Server Key Pair and Certificate
    134
  - Certificate Considerations
    134
  - Cross-Pair Certificates
    135
- CA Hierarchy
  135
  - Subordination to a Public CA
    136
  - Subordination to a Certificate System CA
    136
- Security Domains
  136
  - The Domain.xml File
    137
  - Security Domain Roles
    138
  - Creating a Security Domain
    139
  - Joining a Security Domain
    140
  - Additional Security Domain Information
    140
- Configuring the Certificate Manager Instance
  140
- CA Certificate Reissuance
  142
- Changing the Rules for Issuing Certificates
  142
- Setting Restrictions on CA Certificates through Certificate Extensions
  144
- Creating Certificate Manager Agents and Administrators
  146
- Checking the Revocation Status of Agent Certificates
  147
- CRL Signing Key Pair and Certificate
  149
- Dns in the Certificate System
  150
  - Extending Attribute Support
    151
Registration Authority
155
- Introduction
  155
  - What Is a Registration Authority
    155
  - Enrollment Types
    155
  - Roles
    156
  - Interfaces
    156
- Installation and Configuration
  157
  - Configuration
    158
  - Directory Structure
    162
  - Configuration Parameters
    162
  - RA Request Queue Plugins
    164
  - Libraries
    165
- Working with the Registration Authority
  165
Online Certificate Status Protocol Responder
179
Data Recovery Manager
195
- PKI Setup for Archiving and Recovering Keys
  195
- Data Recovery Manager Certificates
  195
  - Transport Key Pair and Certificate
    196
  - Storage Key Pair
    196
  - SSL Server Certificate
    196
- Forms for Users and Key Recovery Agents
  196
- Overview of Archiving Keys
  197
  - Reasons to Archive Keys
    197
  - Where the Keys Are Stored
    197
  - How Key Archival Works
    197
- Overview of Key Recovery
  199
  - Key Recovery Agents and Their Passwords
    199
  - Key Recovery Agent Scheme
    200
- Configuring Key Archival and Recovery Process
  200
  - Setting up Key Archival
    200
  - Setting up Key Recovery
    201
  - Testing the Key Archival and Recovery Setup
    202
- Creating Data Recovery Manager Agents and Administrators
  203
Token Processing System
205
Token Key Service
239
Enterprise Security Client
245
Managing Certificates
247
Managing Tokens
287
- Tokens for Storing Certificate System Keys and Certificates
  287
  - Internal Tokens
    287
  - External Tokens
    287
  - Considerations for External Tokens
    287
- Using Hardware Security Modules with Subsystems
  288
  - Chrysalis Lunasa HSM
    289
  - Installing External Tokens and Unsupported HSM
    289
- Managing Tokens Used by the Subsystems
  290
  - Viewing Tokens
    290
  - Changing a Token's Password
    290
- Detecting Tokens
  290
- Hardware Cryptographic Accelerators
  291
Certificate Profiles
293
- About Certificate Profiles
  293
- How Certificate Profiles Work
  294
- Setting up Certificate Profiles
  295
- Certificate Profile Reference
  310
- Input Reference
  311
  - Certificate Request Input
    311
  - CMC Certificate Request Input
    311
  - Dual Key Generation Input
    311
  - File-Signing Input
    311
  - Image Input
    312
  - Key Generation Input
    312
  - Nshcertificaterequest (Token Key) Input
    312
  - Nsncertificaterequest (Token User Key) Input
    312
  - Subject DN Input
    312
  - Subject Name Input
    312
  - Submitter Information Input
    313
- Output Reference
  313
  - Certificate Output
    313
  - PKCS #7 Output
    313
  - CMMF Output
    313
- Defaults Reference
  314
  - Authority Info Access Extension Default
    314
  - Authority Key Identifier Extension Default
    315
  - Basic Constraints Extension Default
    316
  - CRL Distribution Points Extension Default
    317
  - Extended Key Usage Extension Default
    319
  - Freshest CRL Extension Default
    320
  - Issuer Alternative Name Extension Default
    322
  - Key Usage Extension Default
    323
  - Name Constraints Extension Default
    324
  - Netscape Certificate Type Extension Default
    328
  - Netscape Comment Extension Default
    328
  - No Default Extension
    328
  - OCSP no Check Extension Default
    328
  - Policy Constraints Extension Default
    329
  - Policy Mappers Extension Default
    330
  - Signing Algorithm Default
    330
  - Subject Alternative Name Extension Default
    331
  - Subject Directory Attributes Extension Default
    333
  - Subject Key Identifier Extension Default
    334
  - Subject Name Default
    334
  - Token Supplied Subject Name Default
    335
  - User Supplied Extension Default
    335
  - User Supplied Key Default
    336
  - User Signing Algorithm Default
    337
  - User Supplied Subject Name Default
    337
  - User Supplied Validity Default
    337
  - Validity Default
    337
- Constraints Reference
  338
  - Basic Constraints Extension Constraint
    338
  - Extended Key Usage Extension Constraint
    339
  - Extension Constraint
    339
  - Key Constraint
    339
  - Key Usage Extension Constraint
    339
  - No Constraint
    341
  - Netscape Certificate Type Extension Constraint
    341
  - Signing Algorithm Constraint
    341
  - Subject Name Constraint
    341
  - Unique Subject Name Constraint
    342
  - Validity Constraint
    342
Revocation and Crls
343
- Revocation
  343
  - SSL Client Authenticated Revocation
    343
  - Certificate Revocation Forms
    343
- CMC Revocation
  344
  - Setting up CMC Revocation
    344
  - Testing CMC Revoke
    345
- About Crls
  345
  - Reasons for Revoking a Certificate
    346
  - Publishing Crls
    347
  - CRL Issuing Points
    347
  - Delta Crls
    347
  - How Crls Work
    347
- Issuing Crls
  348
  - Configuring Issuing Points
    350
  - Configuring Crls for each Issuing Point
    351
  - Setting CRL Extensions
    355
- Setting Full and Delta CRL Schedules
  356
  - Configuring Extended Updated Intervals for Crls in the Console
    357
  - Configuring Extended Updated Intervals for Crls in Cs.cfg
    358
Publishing
359
- About Publishing
  359
  - About Publishers
    359
  - About Mappers
    359
  - About Rules
    360
  - Publishing to Files
    360
  - LDAP Publishing
    360
  - OCSP Publishing
    361
  - How Publishing Works
    361
- Setting up Publishing
  362
- Configuring Publishers
  363
- Configuring Mappers
  368
- Rules
  372
  - Modifying Publishing Rules for Certificates and Crls
    373
  - Predicates Used in Publishing Rules
    377
- Enabling Publishing
  377
- Publishing Cross-Pair Certificates
  379
- Testing Publishing to Files
  379
- Viewing Certificates and Crls Published to File
  381
- Configuring the Directory for LDAP Publishing
  381
  - Schema
    382
  - Entry for the CA
    382
  - Bind DN
    383
  - Directory Authentication Method
    383
- Updating Certificates and Crls in a Directory
  383
  - Manually Updating Certificates in the Directory
    384
  - Manually Updating the CRL in the Directory
    385
- Registering and Deleting Mapper and Publisher Plug-In Modules
  385
- Module Reference
  386
  - Publisher Plug-In Modules
    386
  - Mapper Plug-In Modules
    389
  - Configuring Rule Instances
    395
Authentication for Enrolling Certificates
399
- Enrollment Overview
  399
  - The Authentication Process
    399
- Agent-Approved Enrollment
  400
  - Configuring Agent-Approved Enrollment
    400
- Automated Enrollment
  400
  - Setting up Directory-Based Authentication
    401
  - Setting up PIN-Based Enrollment
    402
- Setting up CMC Enrollment
  406
  - Setting up the Server for Multiple Requests in a Full CMC Request
    407
  - Testing Cmcenroll
    407
- Certificate-Based Enrollment
  408
  - Setting up Certificate-Based Enrollment
    409
- Testing Enrollment
  410
- Managing Authentication Plug-Ins
  411
User and Group Authorization
413
- About Authorization
  413
  - How Authorization Works
    413
  - Default Groups
    413
- Creating Users
  416
- Setting up a Trusted Manager
  417
- Modifying Certificate System User Entries
  420
- Creating a New Group
  422
- Authorization for Certificate System Users
  423
  - Access Control Lists (Acls)
    423
  - Access Control Instructions (Acis)
    423
  - Changing Privileges
    423
  - How Acis Are Formed
    423
  - Editing Acls
    426
- ACL Reference
  428
Certserver.acl.configuration
428
Certserver.admin.certificate
429
Certserver.admin.request.enrollment
429
Certserver.auth.configuration
430
Certserver.ca.certificate
430
Certserver.ca.certificates
431
Certserver.ca.configuration
431
Certserver.ca.connector
432
Certserver.ca.clone
432
Certserver.ca.crl
433
Certserver.ca.directory
433
Certserver.ca.group
433
Certserver.ca.ocsp
434
Certserver.ca.profiles
434
Certserver.ca.profile
434
Certserver.ca.requests
435
Certserver.ca.request.enrollment
435
Certserver.ca.request.profile
436
Certserver.ca.systemstatus
436
Certserver.ee.certificate
436
Certserver.ee.certificates
437
Certserver.ee.certchain
437
Certserver.ee.crl
438
Certserver.ee.profile
438
Certserver.ee.profiles
438
Certserver.ee.facetofaceenrollment
439
Certserver.ee.request.enrollment
439
Certserver.ee.request.facetofaceenrollment
439
Certserver.ee.request.ocsp
440
Certserver.ee.request.revocation
440
Certserver.ee.requeststatus
440
Certserver.general.configuration
441
Certserver.job.configuration
441
Certserver.kra.certificate.transport
442
Certserver.kra.configuration
442
Certserver.kra.connector
443
Certserver.kra.key
443
Certserver.kra.keys
443
Certserver.kra.request
444
Certserver.kra.requests
444
Certserver.kra.request.status
444
Certserver.kra.systemstatus
445
Certserver.log.configuration
445
Certserver.log.configuration.signedaudit.expirationtime
446
Certserver.log.configuration.filename
446
Certserver.log.content.signedaudit
447
Certserver.log.content
447
Certserver.ocsp.ca
448
Certserver.ocsp.cas
448
Certserver.ocsp.certificate
448
Certserver.ocsp.configuration
449
- Certserver.ocsp.crl
  449
- Certserver.profile.configuration
  449
- Certserver.publisher.configuration
  450
- Certserver.registry.configuration
  451
- Certserver.usrgrp.administration
  451
Automated Notifications
453
Automated Jobs
461
Configuring the Certificate System for High Availability
473
- High Availability Overview
  473
  - Architecture of a Failover System
    473
  - Load Balancing
    474
- Cloning Preparation
  474
  - Diagnostics
    475
- Testing the Cloned Configuration
  475
- Clone-Master Conversion
  476
Certificate and CRL Extensions
481
- Introduction to Certificate Extensions
  481
  - Structure of Certificate Extensions
    482
  - Sample Certificate Extensions
    483
- Note on Object Identifiers
  484
- Standard X.509 V3 Certificate Extensions
  485
  - Authorityinfoaccess
    486
  - The Authoritykeyidentifier
    486
  - Basicconstraints
    487
  - Certificatepolicies
    487
  - Crldistributionpoints
    488
  - Extkeyusage
    488
  - Issueraltname Extension
    489
  - Keyusage
    489
  - Nameconstraints
    491
  - Ocspnocheck
    491
  - Policyconstraints
    491
  - Policymappings
    492
  - Privatekeyusageperiod
    492
  - Subjectaltname
    493
  - Subjectdirectoryattributes
    493
  - Subjectkeyidentifier
    493
- Introduction to CRL Extensions
  494
  - Structure of CRL Extensions
    494
  - Sample CRL and CRL Entry Extensions
    495
- Standard X.509 V3 CRL Extensions
  496
  - Extensions for Crls
    496
  - CRL Entry Extensions
    502
- Netscape-Defined Certificate Extensions
  504
  - Netscape-Cert-Type
    504
  - Netscape-Comment
    504
Introduction to Public-Key Cryptography
507
- Internet Security Issues
  507
- Encryption and Decryption
  508
  - Symmetric-Key Encryption
    508
  - Public-Key Encryption
    509
  - Key Length and Encryption Strength
    510
- Digital Signatures
  510
- Certificates and Authentication
  511
  - A Certificate Identifies Someone or Something
    511
  - Authentication Confirms an Identity
    512
  - How Certificates Are Used
    515
  - Single Sign-On
    517
  - Contents of a Certificate
    517
  - How CA Certificates Establish Trust
    520
- Managing Certificates
  525
  - Issuing Certificates
    525
  - Certificates and the LDAP Directory
    526
  - Key Management
    526
  - Revoking Certificates
    527
Enrolling a Certificate in a Cisco Router
529
- Preparation
  529
- Configuration
  529
  - Working with Chained (Subordinate) Cas
    531
  - Debugging
    532
Glossary
533

Red Hat CERTIFICATE SYSTEM 7.3 - ADMINISTRATION Manual (92 pages)

Command-Line Tools Guide

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Table of Contents
3
About this Guide
7
- Required Information
  7
- What Is in this Guide
  7
- Common Tool Information
  9
- Examples and Formatting
  9
- Additional Reading
  11
- Giving Feedback
  11
- Document History
  12
Create and Remove Instance Tools
13
- Pkicreate
  13
  - Syntax
    13
  - Usage
    15
- Pkiremove
  15
  - Syntax
    15
  - Usage
    16
Silent Installation
17
- 2.1. Syntax
  17
- Usage
  21
Tokeninfo
23
- 3.1. Syntax
  23
Sslget
25
- Syntax
  25
- Usage
  25
Auditverify
27
- 5.1. about Thetool
  27
- Setting up the Auditor's Database
  27
- Syntax
  27
- Return Values
  28
- Usage
  29
PIN Generator
31
- 6.1. the Setpin Command
  31
  - Editing the Setpin.conf Configuration File
    31
  - Syntax
    32
  - Usage
    34
- How Setpin Works
  34
  - Input File
    37
  - Output File
    38
  - How Pins Are Stored in the Directory
    38
  - Exit Codes
    39
ASCII to Binary
41
- 7.1. Syntax
  41
- Usage
  41
- Usage
  43
- Syntax
  43
Binary to ASCII
43
Pretty Print Certificate
45
- Syntax
  45
- Usage
  45
- Syntax
  49
- Usage
  49
Pretty Print CRL
49
Syntax
51
TKS Tool
51
- Usage
  53
- Syntax
  57
- Usage
  60
CMC Request
57
CMC Enrollment
61
- Syntax
  61
- Usage
  61
Syntax
63
CMC Response
63
CMC Revocation
65
- Syntax
  65
- Testing CMC Revocation
  65
- Syntax
  67
- Usage
  68
CRMF Pop Request
67
Extension Joiner
69
- Syntax
  69
- Usage
  69
Key Usage Extension
71
- Syntax
  71
Issuer Alternative Name Extension
73
- Syntax
  73
- Usage
  74
Subject Alternative Name Extension
75
- Syntax
  75
- Usage
  76
HTTP Client
77
- Syntax
  77
OCSP Request
79
- Syntax
  79
PKCS #10 Client
81
- Syntax
  81
Bulk Issuance Tool
83
- Syntax
  83
Revocation Automation Utility
85
- Syntax
  85
Tpsclient
87
- Syntax
  89
Index
91

Red Hat CERTIFICATE SYSTEM 7.3 - ADMINISTRATION Manual (98 pages)

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Table of Contents
5
1 About this Guide

7
- Required Concepts
  7
- What Is in this Guide
  7
- Examples and Formatting
  8
- File Locations for Examples and Commands
  8
- Using Mozilla LDAP Tools
  8
- Default Port Numbers
  9
- Guide Formatting
  9
- Additional Reading
  10
- Giving Feedback
  11
- Document History
  11
2 Agent Services

13
3 CA: Working with Certificate Profiles

29
4 CA: Handling Certificate Requests

39
- Managing Requests
  39
- Listing Certificate Requests
  40
- Selecting a Request
  43
- Searching Requests
  44
- Approving Requests
  45
- Sending an Issued Certificate to the Requester
  47
5 CA: Finding and Revoking Certificates

51
6 CA: Publishing to a Directory

67
- Automatic Directory Updates
  67
- Manual Directory Updates
  67
7 DRM: Recovering Encrypted Data

71
- List Requests
  71
- Finding and Recovering Keys
  72
- Finding Archived Keys
  73
- Recovering Keys
  76
8 OCSP: Agent Services

81
9 TPS: Agent Services

87
- Basic Operations for an Agent and Administrator
  87
- Adding Tokens
  88
- Managing Tokens
  88
- Changing Token Status
  91
- Editing the Token
  92
- Listing Token Certificates
  93
- Conflicting Token Certificate Status Information
  93
- Showing Token Activities
  94
- Listing and Searching Certificates
  94
- Searching Token Activities
  94
- Administrator Operations
  95
- Showing Token Activities
  95
- Editing the Token
  95
- Deleting the Token
  95
Index

97

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