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Table of contents

  1. Planning, Installation, and Deployment Guide
  2. I. Planning How to Deploy Red Hat Certificate System
    1. 1. Introduction to Public-Key Cryptography
      1. 1.1. Encryption and Decryption
        1. 1.1.1. Symmetric-Key Encryption
        2. 1.1.2. Public-Key Encryption
        3. 1.1.3. Key Length and Encryption Strength
      2. 1.2. Digital Signatures
      3. 1.3. Certificates and Authentication
        1. 1.3.1. A Certificate Identifies Someone or Something
        2. 1.3.2. Authentication Confirms an Identity
          1. 1.3.2.1. Password-Based Authentication
          2. 1.3.2.2. Certificate-Based Authentication
        3. 1.3.3. Uses for Certificates
          1. 1.3.3.1. SSL/TLS
          2. 1.3.3.2. Signed and Encrypted Email
          3. 1.3.3.3. Single Sign-on
          4. 1.3.3.4. Object Signing
        4. 1.3.4. Types of Certificates
          1. 1.3.4.1. CA Signing Certificates
          2. 1.3.4.2. Other Signing Certificates
          3. 1.3.4.3. SSL/TLS Server and Client Certificates
          4. 1.3.4.4. User Certificates
          5. 1.3.4.5. Dual-Key Pairs
          6. 1.3.4.6. Cross-Pair Certificates
        5. 1.3.5. Contents of a Certificate
          1. 1.3.5.1. Certificate Data Formats
            1. 1.3.5.1.1. Binary
            2. 1.3.5.1.2. Text
          2. 1.3.5.2. Distinguished Names
          3. 1.3.5.3. A Typical Certificate
        6. 1.3.6. How CA Certificates Establish Trust
          1. 1.3.6.1. CA Hierarchies
          2. 1.3.6.2. Certificate Chains
          3. 1.3.6.3. Verifying a Certificate Chain
        7. 1.3.7. Certificate Status
      4. 1.4. Certificate Life Cycle
        1. 1.4.1. Certificate Issuance
        2. 1.4.2. Certificate Expiration and Renewal
      5. 1.5. Key Management
    2. 2. Introduction to Red Hat Certificate System
      1. 2.1. A Review of Certificate System Subsystems
      2. 2.2. Overview of Certificate System Subsystems
        1. 2.2.1. Separate versus Shared Instances
        2. 2.2.2. Instance Installation Prerequisites
          1. 2.2.2.1. Directory Server Instance Availability
          2. 2.2.2.2. PKI Packages
          3. 2.2.2.3. Instance Installation and Configuration
          4. 2.2.2.4. Instance Removal
        3. 2.2.3. Execution Management (systemctl)
          1. 2.2.3.1. Starting, Stopping, Restarting, and Obtaining Status
          2. 2.2.3.2. Starting the Instance Automatically
        4. 2.2.4. Process Management (pki-server and pkidaemon)
          1. 2.2.4.1. The pki-server Command Line Tool
          2. 2.2.4.2. Enabling and Disabling an Installed Subsystem Using pki-server
          3. 2.2.4.3. The pkidaemon Command Line Tool
          4. 2.2.4.4. Finding the Subsystem Web Services URLs
          5. 2.2.4.5. Starting the Certificate System Console
      3. 2.3. Certificate System Architecture Overview
        1. 2.3.1. Java Application Server
        2. 2.3.2. Java Security Manager
        3. 2.3.3. Interfaces
          1. 2.3.3.1. Servlet Interface
          2. 2.3.3.2. Administrative Interface
          3. 2.3.3.3. End-Entity Interface
          4. 2.3.3.4. Operator Interface
        4. 2.3.4. REST Interface
        5. 2.3.5. JSS
        6. 2.3.6. Tomcatjss
        7. 2.3.7. PKCS #11
          1. 2.3.7.1. NSS Soft Token (internal token)
          2. 2.3.7.2. Hardware Security Module (HSM, external token)
        8. 2.3.8. Certificate System Serial Number Management
          1. 2.3.8.1. Serial Number Ranges
          2. 2.3.8.2. Random Serial Number Management
        9. 2.3.9. Security Domain
        10. 2.3.10. Passwords and Watchdog (nuxwdog)
        11. 2.3.11. Internal LDAP Database
        12. 2.3.12. Security-Enhanced Linux (SELinux)
        13. 2.3.13. Self-tests
        14. 2.3.14. Logs
          1. 2.3.14.1. Audit Log
          2. 2.3.14.2. System Log
          3. 2.3.14.3. Transactions Log
          4. 2.3.14.4. Debug Logs
          5. 2.3.14.5. Installation Logs
          6. 2.3.14.6. Tomcat Error and Access Logs
          7. 2.3.14.7. Self-Tests Log
          8. 2.3.14.8. journalctl Logs
        15. 2.3.15. Instance Layout
          1. 2.3.15.1. File and Directory Locations for Certificate System
          2. 2.3.15.2. CA Subsystem Information
          3. 2.3.15.3. KRA Subsystem Information
          4. 2.3.15.4. OCSP Subsystem Information
          5. 2.3.15.5. TKS Subsystem Information
          6. 2.3.15.6. TPS Subsystem Information
          7. 2.3.15.7. Shared Certificate System Subsystem File Locations
      4. 2.4. PKI with Certificate System
        1. 2.4.1. Issuing Certificates
          1. 2.4.1.1. The Enrollment Process
            1. 2.4.1.1.1. Enrollment Using the User Interface
            2. 2.4.1.1.2. Enrollment Using the Command Line
              1. 2.4.1.1.2.1. Enrolling Using the pki Utility
              2. 2.4.1.1.2.2. Enrolling with CMC
                1. 2.4.1.1.2.2.1. CMC Enrollment without POP
                2. 2.4.1.1.2.2.2. Signed CMC Requests
                3. 2.4.1.1.2.2.3. Unsigned CMC Requests
                4. 2.4.1.1.2.2.4. The Shared Secret Workflow
                5. 2.4.1.1.2.2.5. Simple CMC Requests
          2. 2.4.1.2. Certificate Profiles
          3. 2.4.1.3. Authentication for Certificate Enrollment
          4. 2.4.1.4. Cross-Pair Certificates
        2. 2.4.2. Renewing Certificates
        3. 2.4.3. Publishing Certificates and CRLs
        4. 2.4.4. Revoking Certificates and Checking Status
          1. 2.4.4.1. Revoking Certificates
          2. 2.4.4.2. Certificate Status
            1. 2.4.4.2.1. CRLs
            2. 2.4.4.2.2. OCSP Services
              1. 2.4.4.2.2.1. OCSP Response Signing
              2. 2.4.4.2.2.2. OCSP Responses
              3. 2.4.4.2.2.3. OCSP Services
        5. 2.4.5. Archiving, Recovering, and Rotating Keys
          1. 2.4.5.1. Archiving Keys
          2. 2.4.5.2. Recovering Keys
          3. 2.4.5.3. KRA Transport Key Rotation
      5. 2.5. Smart Card Token Management with Certificate System
        1. 2.5.1. Token Key Service (TKS)
          1. 2.5.1.1. Master Keys and Key Sets
          2. 2.5.1.2. Key Ceremony (Shared Key Transport)
          3. 2.5.1.3. Key Update (Key Changeover)
          4. 2.5.1.4. APDUs and Secure Channels
        2. 2.5.2. Token Processing System (TPS)
          1. 2.5.2.1. Coolkey Applet
          2. 2.5.2.2. Token Operations
          3. 2.5.2.3. TPS Profiles
          4. 2.5.2.4. Token Database
            1. 2.5.2.4.1. Token States and Transitions
              1. 2.5.2.4.1.1. Token States
              2. 2.5.2.4.1.2. Token State Transitions Done Using the Graphical or Command Line Interface
                1. 2.5.2.4.1.2.1. Token State Transitions Using the Command Line or Graphical Interface
              3. 2.5.2.4.1.3. Token State Transitions using Token Operations
              4. 2.5.2.4.1.4. Token State and Transition Labels
              5. 2.5.2.4.1.5. Customizing Allowed Token State Transitions
              6. 2.5.2.4.1.6. Customizing Token State and Transition Labels
              7. 2.5.2.4.1.7. Token Activity Log
            2. 2.5.2.4.2. Token Policies
          5. 2.5.2.5. Mapping Resolver
          6. 2.5.2.6. TPS Roles
        3. 2.5.3. TKS/TPS Shared Secret
        4. 2.5.4. Enterprise Security Client (ESC)
      6. 2.6. Red Hat Certificate System Services
        1. 2.6.1. Notifications
        2. 2.6.2. Jobs
        3. 2.6.3. Logging
        4. 2.6.4. Auditing
        5. 2.6.5. Self-Tests
        6. 2.6.6. Users, Authorization, and Access Controls
          1. 2.6.6.1. Default Administrative Roles
          2. 2.6.6.2. Built-in Subsystem Trust Roles
      7. 2.7. Cloning
        1. 2.7.1. About Cloning
        2. 2.7.2. Preparing Clones
        3. 2.7.3. Cloning for CAs
        4. 2.7.4. Cloning for KRAs
        5. 2.7.5. Cloning for Other Subsystems
        6. 2.7.6. Cloning and Key Stores
        7. 2.7.7. LDAP and Port Considerations
        8. 2.7.8. Replica ID Numbers
        9. 2.7.9. Custom Configuration and Clones
    3. 3. Supported Standards and Protocols
      1. 3.1. TLS, ECC, and RSA
        1. 3.1.1. Supported Cipher Suites
          1. 3.1.1.1. Recommended TLS Cipher Suites
      2. 3.2. Allowed Key Algorithms and Their Sizes
      3. 3.3. Allowed Hash Functions
      4. 3.4. IPv4 and IPv6 Addresses
      5. 3.5. Supported PKIX Formats and Protocols
    4. 4. Supported Platforms
      1. 4.1. General Requirements
      2. 4.2. Server Support
      3. 4.3. Supported Web Browsers
      4. 4.4. Supported Hardware Security Modules
    5. 5. Planning the Certificate System
      1. 5.1. Deciding on the Required Subsystems
        1. 5.1.1. Using a Single Certificate Manager
        2. 5.1.2. Planning for Lost Keys: Key Archival and Recovery
        3. 5.1.3. Balancing Certificate Request Processing
        4. 5.1.4. Balancing Client OCSP Requests
        5. 5.1.5. Using Smart Cards
      2. 5.2. Defining the Certificate Authority Hierarchy
        1. 5.2.1. Subordination to a Public CA
        2. 5.2.2. Subordination to a Certificate System CA
        3. 5.2.3. Linked CA
        4. 5.2.4. CA Cloning
      3. 5.3. Planning Security Domains
      4. 5.4. Determining the Requirements for Subsystem Certificates
        1. 5.4.1. Determining Which Certificates to Install
        2. 5.4.2. Planning the CA Distinguished Name
        3. 5.4.3. Setting the CA Signing Certificate Validity Period
        4. 5.4.4. Choosing the Signing Key Type and Length
        5. 5.4.5. Using Certificate Extensions
          1. 5.4.5.1. Structure of Certificate Extensions
        6. 5.4.6. Using and Customizing Certificate Profiles
          1. 5.4.6.1. Adding SAN Extensions to the SSL Server Certificate
        7. 5.4.7. Planning Authentication Methods
        8. 5.4.8. Publishing Certificates and CRLs
        9. 5.4.9. Renewing or Reissuing CA Signing Certificates
      5. 5.5. Planning for Network and Physical Security
        1. 5.5.1. Considering Firewalls
        2. 5.5.2. Considering Physical Security and Location
        3. 5.5.3. Planning Ports
      6. 5.6. Tokens for Storing Certificate System Subsystem Keys and Certificates
      7. 5.7. A Checklist for Planning the PKI
      8. 5.8. Optional Third-party Services
        1. 5.8.1. Load Balancers
        2. 5.8.2. Backup Hardware and Software
  3. II. Installing Red Hat Certificate System
    1. 6. Prerequisites and Preparation for Installation
      1. 6.1. Installing Red Hat Enterprise Linux
      2. 6.2. Securing the System Using SELinux
        1. 6.2.1. Verifying if SELinux is Running in Enforcing Mode
      3. 6.3. Firewall Configuration
        1. 6.3.1. Opening the Required Ports in the Firewall
      4. 6.4. Hardware Security Module
        1. 6.4.1. Setting up SELinux for an HSM
        2. 6.4.2. Enabling FIPS Mode on an HSM
        3. 6.4.3. Verifying if FIPS Mode is Enabled on an HSM
          1. 6.4.3.1. Verifying if FIPS Mode is Enabled on an nCipher HSM
          2. 6.4.3.2. Verifying if FIPS Mode is Enabled on a Luna SA HSM
        4. 6.4.4. Preparing for Installing Certificate System with an HSM
          1. 6.4.4.1. nCipher HSM Parameters
          2. 6.4.4.2. SafeNet / Luna SA HSM Parameters
        5. 6.4.5. Backing up Keys on Hardware Security Modules
      5. 6.5. Installing Red Hat Directory Server
        1. 6.5.1. Preparing a Directory Server Instance for Certificate System
        2. 6.5.2. Enabling TLS Support in Directory Server
          1. 6.5.2.1. How to Enable LDAPS for new Red Hat Certificate System Subsystems Using Examples Values
        3. 6.5.3. Preparing for Configuring Certificate System
        4. 6.5.4. Replacing the Temporary Certificate
        5. 6.5.5. Enabling TLS Client Authentication
      6. 6.6. Attaching a Red Hat Subscription and Enabling the Certificate System Package Repository
      7. 6.7. Certificate System Operating System Users and Groups
    2. 7. Installing and Configuring Certificate System
      1. 7.1. Subsystem Configuration Order
      2. 7.2. Certificate System Packages
        1. 7.2.1. Updating Certificate System Packages
        2. 7.2.2. Determining Certificate System Product Version
      3. 7.3. Understanding the pkispawn Utility
      4. 7.4. Setting Up a Root Certificate Authority
      5. 7.5. Post-Installation
      6. 7.6. Setting up Additional Subsystems
      7. 7.7. Two-step Installation
        1. 7.7.1. When to Use the Two-Step Installation
        2. 7.7.2. The Two Major Parts of the Two-step Installation
        3. 7.7.3. Creating the Configuration File for the First Step of the Installation
        4. 7.7.4. Starting the Installation Step
        5. 7.7.5. Customizing the Configuration Between the Installation Steps
          1. 7.7.5.1. Configuring Certificate Profiles
          2. 7.7.5.2. Enabling Signed Audit Logging
          3. 7.7.5.3. Updating the Ciphers List
          4. 7.7.5.4. Configuring the PKI Console Timeout
          5. 7.7.5.5. Setting the KRA into Encryption Mode
          6. 7.7.5.6. Enabling OCSP
          7. 7.7.5.7. Configuring Ranges for Requests and Serial Numbers
        6. 7.7.6. Starting the Configuration Step
        7. 7.7.7. Post-Installation
      8. 7.8. Setting up Subsystems with an External CA
        1. 7.8.1. The Difference Between an Internal and External CA
        2. 7.8.2. Installing a Subsystem with an External CA
        3. 7.8.3. Post-Installation
      9. 7.9. Setting up a Standalone KRA or OCSP
      10. 7.10. Post-installation Tasks
        1. 7.10.1. Setting Date/Time for RHCS
        2. 7.10.2. Replacing a Temporary Self-Signed Certificate in Directory Server (CA)
        3. 7.10.3. Enabling TLS Client Authentication for the Internal LDAP Server
        4. 7.10.4. Configuring Session Timeout
        5. 7.10.5. CRL or Certificate Publishing
        6. 7.10.6. Configuring Certificate Enrollment Profiles (CA)
        7. 7.10.7. Enabling Access Banner
        8. 7.10.8. Enabling the Watchdog Service
        9. 7.10.9. Configuration for CMC Enrollment and Revocation (CA)
        10. 7.10.10. TLS client-authentication for the Java Console
        11. 7.10.11. Creating a Role User
        12. 7.10.12. Removing the Bootstrap User
        13. 7.10.13. Disabling Multi-role Support
        14. 7.10.14. KRA Configurations
          1. 7.10.14.1. Adding Requirement for Multiple Agent Approval for Key Recovery Authority (KRA)
          2. 7.10.14.2. Configuring KRA Encryption Settings
        15. 7.10.15. Setting up Users to use User Interfaces
    3. 8. Using Hardware Security Modules for Subsystem Security Databases
      1. 8.1. Installing Certificate System with an HSM
      2. 8.2. Using Hardware Security Modules with Subsystems
        1. 8.2.1. Enabling the FIPS Mode on an HSM
        2. 8.2.2. Verifying if FIPS Mode is Enabled on an HSM
          1. 8.2.2.1. Verifying if FIPS Mode is Enabled on an nCipher HSM
          2. 8.2.2.2. Verifying if FIPS Mode is Enabled on a Luna SA HSM
        3. 8.2.3. Adding or Managing the HSM Entry for a Subsystem
        4. 8.2.4. Setting up SELinux for an HSM
        5. 8.2.5. Installing a Subsystem Using nCipher nShield HSM
        6. 8.2.6. Installing a Subsystem Using Gemalto Safenet LunaSA HSM
      3. 8.3. Backing up Keys on Hardware Security Modules
      4. 8.4. Installing a Clone Subsystem Using an HSM
      5. 8.5. Viewing Tokens
      6. 8.6. Detecting Tokens
      7. 8.7. Failover and Resilience
        1. 8.7.1. nCipher nShield HSM
          1. 8.7.1.1. Failover
          2. 8.7.1.2. Resilience
        2. 8.7.2. Gemalto Safenet LunaSA HSM
          1. 8.7.2.1. Failover
    4. 9. Installing an Instance with ECC System Certificates
      1. 9.1. Loading a Third-Party ECC Module
      2. 9.2. Using ECC with an HSM
    5. 10. Cloning Subsystems
      1. 10.1. Backing up Subsystem Keys from a Software Database
      2. 10.2. Cloning a CA
      3. 10.3. Updating CA-KRA Connector Information After Cloning
      4. 10.4. Cloning OCSP Subsystems
      5. 10.5. Cloning KRA Subsystems
      6. 10.6. Cloning TKS Subsystems
      7. 10.7. Converting Masters and Clones
        1. 10.7.1. Converting CA Clones and Masters
        2. 10.7.2. Converting OCSP Clones
      8. 10.8. Cloning a CA That Has Been Re-Keyed
    6. 11. Additional Installation Options
      1. 11.1. Lightweight Sub-CAs
        1. 11.1.1. Setting up a Lightweight Sub-CA
        2. 11.1.2. Disabling the Creation of Lightweight Sub-CAs
        3. 11.1.3. Re-enabling the Creation of Lightweight Sub-CAs
      2. 11.2. Enabling IPv6 for a Subsystem
      3. 11.3. Enabling LDAP-based Enrollment Profiles
      4. 11.4. Customizing TLS Ciphers
    7. 12. Troubleshooting Installation and Cloning
  4. III. Configuring Certificate System
    1. 13. The Certificate System Configuration Files
      1. 13.1. File and Directory Locations for Certificate System Subsystems
        1. 13.1.1. Instance-specific Information
        2. 13.1.2. CA Subsystem Information
        3. 13.1.3. KRA Subsystem Information
        4. 13.1.4. OCSP Subsystem Information
        5. 13.1.5. TKS Subsystem Information
        6. 13.1.6. TPS Subsystem Information
        7. 13.1.7. Shared Certificate System Subsystem File Locations
      2. 13.2. CS.cfg Files
        1. 13.2.1. Locating the CS.cfg File
        2. 13.2.2. Editing the Configuration File
        3. 13.2.3. Overview of the CS.cfg Configuration File
          1. 13.2.3.1. Basic Subsystem Settings
          2. 13.2.3.2. Logging Settings
          3. 13.2.3.3. Authentication and Authorization Settings
          4. 13.2.3.4. Subsystem Certificate Settings
          5. 13.2.3.5. Settings for Required Subsystems
          6. 13.2.3.6. Database Settings
          7. 13.2.3.7. Enabling and Configuring a Publishing Queue
            1. 13.2.3.7.1. Enabling and Configuring a Publishing Queue by editing the CS.cfg file
          8. 13.2.3.8. Settings for PKI Tasks
          9. 13.2.3.9. Changing DN Attributes in CA-Issued Certificates
            1. 13.2.3.9.1. Adding New or Custom Attributes
            2. 13.2.3.9.2. Changing the DER-Encoding Order
          10. 13.2.3.10. Setting a CA to Use a Different Certificate to Sign CRLs
          11. 13.2.3.11. Configuring CRL Generation from Cache in CS.cfg
          12. 13.2.3.12. Configuring Update Intervals for CRLs in CS.cfg
          13. 13.2.3.13. Changing the Access Control Settings for the Subsystem
          14. 13.2.3.14. Configuring Ranges for Requests and Serial Numbers
          15. 13.2.3.15. Setting Requirement for pkiconsole to use TLS Client Certificate Authentication
      3. 13.3. Managing System Passwords
        1. 13.3.1. Configuring the password.conf File
        2. 13.3.2. Using the Certificate System Watchdog Service
          1. 13.3.2.1. Enabling the Watchdog Service
          2. 13.3.2.2. Starting and Stopping Certificate System with the Watchdog Enabled
          3. 13.3.2.3. Verifying That the Certificate System Watchdog Service is Enabled
          4. 13.3.2.4. Disabling the Watchdog Service
      4. 13.4. Configuration Files for the Tomcat Engine and Web Services
        1. 13.4.1. Tomcatjss
          1. 13.4.1.1. TLS Cipher Configuration
            1. 13.4.1.1.1. Client TLS cipher Configuration
          2. 13.4.1.2. Enabling Automatic Revocation Checking on the CA
          3. 13.4.1.3. Enabling Certificate Revocation Checking for Subsystems
          4. 13.4.1.4. Adding an AIA Extension to an Enrollment Profile
        2. 13.4.2. Session Timeout
          1. 13.4.2.1. TLS Session Timeout
          2. 13.4.2.2. HTTP Session Timeout
          3. 13.4.2.3. Session Timeout for PKI Web UI
          4. 13.4.2.4. Session Timeout for PKI Console
          5. 13.4.2.5. Session Timeout for PKI CLI
      5. 13.5. web.xml
        1. 13.5.1. Removing Unused Interfaces from web.xml (CA Only)
      6. 13.6. Customizing Web Services
        1. 13.6.1. Customizing Subsystem Web Applications
        2. 13.6.2. Customizing the Web UI Theme
        3. 13.6.3. Customizing TPS Token State Labels
      7. 13.7. Using an Access Banner
        1. 13.7.1. Enabling an Access Banner
        2. 13.7.2. Disabling an Access Banner
        3. 13.7.3. Displaying the Banner
        4. 13.7.4. Validating the Banner
      8. 13.8. Configuration for CMC
        1. 13.8.1. Understanding How CMC Works
        2. 13.8.2. Enabling the PopLinkWittnessV2 Feature
        3. 13.8.3. Enabling the CMC Shared Secret Feature
        4. 13.8.4. Enabling CMCRevoke for the Web User Interface
      9. 13.9. Configuration for Server-Side Key Generation for Certificate Enrollment using the CA EE Portal
        1. 13.9.1. Installation Configuration
        2. 13.9.2. Profile Configuration
    2. 14. Managing Certificate/Key Crypto Token
      1. 14.1. About certutil and PKICertImport
        1. 14.1.1. certutil Basic Usage
        2. 14.1.2. PKICertImport Basic Usage
        3. 14.1.3. certutil Common Commands
        4. 14.1.4. Common certutil and PKICertImport Options
      2. 14.2. Importing a Root Certificate
      3. 14.3. Importing an Intermediate Certificate Chain
      4. 14.4. Importing a certificate into an HSM
      5. 14.5. Importing a certificate into an NSS Database
    3. 15. Certificate Profiles Configuration
      1. 15.1. Creating and Editing Certificate Profiles Directly on the File System
        1. 15.1.1. Configuring non-CA System Certificate Profiles
          1. 15.1.1.1. Profile Configuration Parameters
          2. 15.1.1.2. Modifying Certificate Extensions Directly on the File System
            1. 15.1.1.2.1. Key Usage and Extended Key Usage Consistency
            2. 15.1.1.2.2. Configuring Cross-Pair Profiles
          3. 15.1.1.3. Adding Profile Inputs Directly on the File System
        2. 15.1.2. Changing the Default Validity Time of Certificates
        3. 15.1.3. Configuring CA System Certificate Profiles
        4. 15.1.4. Managing Smart Card CA Profiles
          1. 15.1.4.1. Editing Enrollment Profiles for the TPS
          2. 15.1.4.2. Creating Custom TPS Profiles
          3. 15.1.4.3. Using the Windows Smart Card Logon Profile
        5. 15.1.5. Disabling Certificate Enrolment Profiles
    4. 16. Configuring the Key Recovery Authority
      1. 16.1. Manually Setting up Key Archival
      2. 16.2. Encryption Of KRA Operations
        1. 16.2.1. How Clients Manage Key Operation Encryption
        2. 16.2.2. Configuring the Encryption Algorithm in the KRA
          1. 16.2.2.1. Explanation of Parameters and their Values
          2. 16.2.2.2. Solving Limitations of HSMs When Using AES Encryption in KRAs
      3. 16.3. Setting up Agent-Approved Key Recovery Schemes
        1. 16.3.1. Configuring Agent-Approved Key Recovery in the Command Line
        2. 16.3.2. Customizing the Key Recovery Form
        3. 16.3.3. Rewrapping Keys in a New Private Storage Key
          1. 16.3.3.1. About KRATool
          2. 16.3.3.2. Rewrapping and Merging Keys from One or More KRAs into a Single KRA
        4. 16.3.4. Updating CA-KRA Connector Information After Cloning
    5. 17. Configuring Logs
      1. 17.1. Certificate System Log Settings
        1. 17.1.1. Services That Are Logged
        2. 17.1.2. Log Levels (Message Categories)
        3. 17.1.3. Buffered and Unbuffered Logging
        4. 17.1.4. Log File Rotation
      2. 17.2. Operating System (external to RHCS) Log Settings
        1. 17.2.1. Enabling OS-level Audit Logs
          1. 17.2.1.1. Auditing Certificate System Audit Log Deletion
          2. 17.2.1.2. Auditing Unauthorized Certificate System Use of Secret Keys
          3. 17.2.1.3. Auditing Time Change Events
          4. 17.2.1.4. Auditing Access to Certificate System Configuration
      3. 17.3. Configuring Logs in the CS.cfg File
        1. 17.3.1. Enabling and Configuring Signed Audit Log
          1. 17.3.1.1. Enabling Signed Audit Logging
          2. 17.3.1.2. Configuring Audit Events
            1. 17.3.1.2.1. Enabling and Disabling Audit Events
            2. 17.3.1.2.2. Filtering Audit Events
        2. 17.3.2. Configuring Self-Tests
          1. 17.3.2.1. Default Self-Tests at Startup
          2. 17.3.2.2. Modifying Self-Test Configuration
        3. 17.3.3. Additional Configuration for Debug Log
          1. 17.3.3.1. Enabling and Disabling Debug Logging
          2. 17.3.3.2. Setting up Rotation of Debug Log Files
      4. 17.4. Audit Retention
        1. 17.4.1. Location of Audit Data
          1. 17.4.1.1. Location of Audit Logs
          2. 17.4.1.2. Location of Certificate Requests and Certificate Records
    6. 18. Creating a Role User
      1. 18.1. Creating a PKI Administrative User on the Operating System
      2. 18.2. Creating a PKI Role User in Certificate System
    7. 19. Deleting the Bootstrap User
      1. 19.1. Disabling Multi-roles Support
  5. IV. Upgrading Certificate System from 9.x to the latest version
    1. 20. Upgrading the Packages and Configuration Files
    2. 21. Upgrading the Database
      1. 21.1. Upgrading the Database from 9.0 to 9.1
        1. 21.1.1. Upgrading the Database Schema
        2. 21.1.2. Upgrading the CA Database
        3. 21.1.3. Upgrading the KRA database
        4. 21.1.4. Upgrading the TPS database
      2. 21.2. Upgrading the Database from 9.1 and above
  6. V. Migrating to Certificate System 9
    1. 22. Migrating From Certificate System 8 to 9
      1. 22.1. Exporting Data from the Previous System
      2. 22.2. Setting up the CA on the New Host
      3. 22.3. Importing the Data into the New CA
      4. 22.4. Reassigning Users to Default Groups
    2. 23. Migrating an OpenSSL CA to Certificate System
      1. 23.1. Migrating an OpenSSL CA to Certificate System When Not Using an HSM
      2. 23.2. Migrating an OpenSSL CA to Certificate System When Using an HSM
  7. VI. Uninstalling Certificate System Subsystems
    1. 24. Removing a Subsystem
    2. 25. Removing Certificate System Subsystem Packages
  8. Glossary
  9. Index
  10. A. Revision History
  11. Legal Notice

7.5. Post-Installation

Follow the procedures below:
  • Section 7.7.5.2, “Enabling Signed Audit Logging”
  • Section 13.4.1.1, “TLS Cipher Configuration”
  • Section 13.4.1.3, “Enabling Certificate Revocation Checking for Subsystems”
Once you completed the procedures above, follow Section 7.10, “Post-installation Tasks” for additional post-installation actions.
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