Chapter 4. sslget (Downloading Files over HTTPS)

This tool is similar to the wget command, which downloads files over HTTP. sslget supports client authentication using NSS libraries. The configuration wizard uses this utility to retrieve security domain information from the CA.

4.1. Syntax

The sslget tool has the following syntax:

sslget [ -e profile information ] -n rsa_nickname [[ -p password ] | [ -w passwordFile ]] [ -d dbdir ] [ -v ] [ -V ] -r url hostname [ :port ]

Option Description
e Optional. Submits information through a subsystem form by specifying the form name and the form fields. For example, this can be used to submit certificate enrollments through a certificate profile.
n Gives the CA certificate nickname.
p Gives the certificate database password. Not used if the -w option is used.
w Optional. Gives the password file path and name. Not used if the -p option is used.
d Optional. Gives the path to the security databases.
v Optional. Sets the operation in verbose mode.
V Optional. Gives the version of the sslget tool.
r url Gives the URL of the site or server from which to download the information. Depending on how DNS and the network are configured, this can be a machine name, fully-qualified domain name, or IPv4 or IPv6 address.
hostname Gives the hostname of the server to which to send the request. Depending on how DNS and the network are configured, this can be a machine name, fully-qualified domain name, or IPv4 or IPv6 address.
port Optional. Gives the port number of the server.