NAME

       puppetserver-ca - Puppetserver CA management command

SYNOPSIS

       puppetserver ca (--help | --version)
       puppetserver ca (--verbose) [subcommand] <args>

DESCRIPTION

       Manage the Private Key Infrastructure for Puppet Server's built-in Certificate Authority.

OPTIONS

       -h, --help
              Show the help message and exit

       --version
              Show the version number of the CA utility and exit

       --verbose
              Display low-level information

SUBCOMMANDS

   Certificate Actions
       The following subcommands require a running Puppet Server:

       clean <args> ...
              Revoke cert(s) and remove related files from CA

       generate <args> ...
              Generate a new certificate signed by the CA

       list <args> ...
              List certificates and CSRs

       revoke <args> ...
              Revoke certificate(s)

       sign <args> ...
              Sign certificate request(s)

   Administration Actions
       The following subcommands require Puppet Server to be stopped:

       import <args> ...
              Import an external CA chain and generate server PKI

       setup <args> ...
              Setup a self-signed CA chain for Puppet Server

       enable <args> ...
              Setup infrastructure CRL based on a node inventory

       migrate <args> ...
              Migrate the existing CA directory to /etc/puppetserver/ca

       prune <args> ...
              Prune the local CRL on disk to remove any duplicated certificates

       For  more  details  on  the  arguments supported by these subcommands, see the "Arguments"
       section of this man page.

ARGUMENTS

       clean:
         --certname NAME[,NAME]           One or more comma separated certnames
         --config CONF                    Custom path to puppet.conf

       enable:
         --config CONF                    Path to puppet.conf
         --infracrl                       Create auxiliary files for the infrastructure-only CRL

       generate:
         --certname NAME[,NAME]           One or more comma separated certnames
         --config CONF                    Path to puppet.conf
         --subject-alt-names NAME[,NAME]  One or more comma separated alt-names for the cert
         --ca-client                      Whether this cert will be used to request CA actions
         --force                          Suppress errors when signing cert offline
         --ttl TTL                        The time-to-live for each cert generated and signed

       import:
         --config CONF                    Path to puppet.conf
         --private-key KEY                Path to PEM encoded key
         --cert-bundle BUNDLE             Path to PEM encoded bundle
         --crl-chain CHAIN                Path to PEM encoded chain
         --certname NAME                  Common name to use for the server cert
         --subject-alt-names NAME[,NAME]  One or more comma separated alt-names for the cert

       list:
         --config CONF                    Custom path to Puppet's config file
         --all                            List all certificates
         --format FORMAT                  Valid formats are: 'text' (default), 'json'
         --certname NAME[,NAME]           List the specified cert(s)

       migrate:
         --config CONF                    Path to puppet.conf

       prune:
         --config CONF                    Path to the puppet.conf file on disk

       revoke:
         --certname NAME[,NAME]           One or more comma separated certnames
         --config CONF                    Custom path to puppet.conf

       setup:
         --config CONF                    Path to puppet.conf
         --subject-alt-names NAME[,NAME]  One or more comma separated alt-names for the cert
         --ca-name NAME                   Common name to use for the CA signing cert
         --certname NAME                  Common name to use for the server cert

       sign:
         --ttl TTL                        The time-to-live for each cert signed
         --certname NAME[,NAME]           The name(s) of the cert(s) to be signed
         --config CONF                    Custom path to Puppet's config file
         --all                            Operate on all certnames

BUGS

       Bugs  can  be   reported   to   your   distribution's   bug   tracker   or   upstream   at
       https://tickets.puppetlabs.com/browse/SERVER

SEE ALSO

       puppetserver(1),     puppetserver-gem(1),    puppetserver-ruby(1),    puppetserver-irb(1),
       puppetserver-foreground(1),

AUTHOR

       Louis-Philippe Véronneau

                                               2023                            PUPPETSERVER-CA(1)