Ubuntu Manpage: getcert

NAME

       getcert

SYNOPSIS

       getcert start-tracking [options]

DESCRIPTION

       Tells  certmonger  to  monitor  an  already-issued  certificate.   Optionally, when the certificate nears
       expiration, use an existing key pair (or to generate one if one is not already  found  in  the  specified
       location), to generate a signing request using the key pair and to submit them for signing to a CA.

SPECIFYING EXISTING REQUESTS

       -i NAME
              Modify the request which has this nickname.  If this option is not specified, and a tracking entry
              which matches the key and certificate storage options which are  specified  already  exists,  that
              entry will be modified.  Otherwise, a new tracking entry will be added.

KEY AND CERTIFICATE STORAGE OPTIONS

       -d DIR Use  an NSS database in the specified directory for reading this certificate and, if possible, the
              corresponding key.

       -n NAME
              Use the certificate with this nickname, and if a private key  with  the  same  nickname  or  which
              corresponds to the certificate is available, to use it, too.  Only valid with -d.

       -t TOKEN
              If  the NSS database has more than one token available, use the token with this name for accessing
              the certificate and key.  This argument only rarely needs to be specified.  Only valid with -d.

       -f FILE
              Read the certificate from this file.  For safety's sake, do not use the same file  specified  with
              the -k option.

       -k FILE
              Use  the key stored in this file to generate a signing request for refreshing the certificate.  If
              no such file is found when needed, generate a new key pair and store them in the file.  Only valid
              with -f.

KEY ENCRYPTION OPTIONS

       -p FILE
              The  private  key  files  or databases are encrypted using the PIN stored in the named file as the
              passphrase.

       -P PIN The private key files or databases are encrypted  using  the  specified  PIN  as  the  passphrase.
              Because command-line arguments to running processes are trivially discoverable, use of this option
              is not recommended except for testing.

TRACKING OPTIONS

       -I NAME
              Assign the specified nickname to this task.  If this option is  not  specified,  a  name  will  be
              assigned automatically.

       -r     Attempt  to  obtain a new certificate from the CA when the expiration date of a certificate nears.
              This is the default setting.

       -R     Don't attempt to obtain a new certificate from the CA when the expiration date  of  a  certificate
              nears.  If this option is specified, an expired certificate will simply stay expired.

ENROLLMENT OPTIONS

       -c NAME
              Enroll with the specified CA rather than a possible default.  The name of the CA should correspond
              to one listed by getcert list-cas.  Only useful in combination with -r.

       -T NAME
              Request a certificate using the named profile, template, or certtype, from the specified CA.

       --ms-template-spec SPEC
              Include a V2 Certificate Template extension in the signing request.  This datum includes an Object
              Identifier,  a  major version number (positive integer) and an optional minor version number.  The
              format is: <oid>:<majorVersion>[:<minorVersion>].

       -X NAME
              Request a certificate using the named issuer from the specified CA.

SIGNING REQUEST OPTIONS

If and when certmonger attempts to obtain a new certificate to replace the one being monitored, the
values to be added to the signing request will be taken from the current certificate, unless preferred
values are set using one or more of -uU, -K, -E, and -D.

-u keyUsage
Add an extensionRequest for the specified keyUsage to the signing request. The keyUsage value is
expected to be one of these names:

digitalSignature

nonRepudiation

keyEncipherment

dataEncipherment

keyAgreement

keyCertSign

cRLSign

encipherOnly

decipherOnly

-U EKU Add an extensionRequest for the specified extendedKeyUsage to the signing request. The EKU value
is expected to be an object identifier (OID).

-K NAME
Add an extensionRequest for a subjectAltName, with the specified Kerberos principal name as its
value, to the signing request.

-E EMAIL
Add an extensionRequest for a subjectAltName, with the specified email address as its value, to
the signing request.

-D DNSNAME
Add an extensionRequest for a subjectAltName, with the specified DNS name as its value, to the
signing request. -A ADDRESS Add an extensionRequest for a subjectAltName, with the specified IP
address as its value, to the signing request.

-l FILE
Add an optional ChallengePassword value, read from the file, to the signing request. A
ChallengePassword is often required when the CA is accessed using SCEP.

-L PIN Add the argument value to the signing request as a ChallengePassword attribute. A
ChallengePassword is often required when the CA is accessed using SCEP.

OTHER OPTIONS

       -B COMMAND
              When ever the certificate or the CA's certificates are saved to the specified locations,  run  the
              specified command as the client user before saving the certificates.

       -C COMMAND
              When  ever  the certificate or the CA's certificates are saved to the specified locations, run the
              specified command as the client user after saving the certificates.

       -a DIR When ever the certificate is saved to the specified location, if root certificates for the CA  are
              available, save them to the specified NSS database.

       -F FILE
              When  ever the certificate is saved to the specified location, if root certificates for the CA are
              available, and when the local copies of the CA's root certificates are updated, save them  to  the
              specified file.

       -w     Wait for the certificate to become valid or to be reissued and saved, or for the attempt to obtain
              a new one to fail.

       -v     Be verbose about errors.  Normally, the details of an error  received  from  the  daemon  will  be
              suppressed  if  the  client  can  make a diagnostic suggestion.  -o OWNER, --key-owner=OWNER After
              generation set the owner on the private key file or database to OWNER.  -m MODE,  --key-perms=MODE
              After  generation set the file permissions on the private key file or database to MODE.  -O OWNER,
              --cert-owner=OWNER After generation set the owner on the certificate file or  database  to  OWNER.
              -M  MODE,  --cert-perms=MODE  After generation set the file permissions on the certificate file or
              database to MODE.

NOTES

       Locations specified for key and certificate storage need  to  be  accessible  to  the  certmonger  daemon
       process.  When run as a system daemon on a system which uses a mandatory access control mechanism such as
       SELinux, the system policy must ensure  that  the  daemon  is  allowed  to  access  the  locations  where
       certificates and keys that it will manage will be stored (these locations are typically labeled as cert_t
       or an equivalent).  More SELinux-specific information can be found in the selinux.txt documentation  file
       for this package.

BUGS

       Please file tickets for any that you find at https://fedorahosted.org/certmonger/