Configuring Entrust MPKI

To configure the Entrust MPKI CA,

  1. Log in to AppViewX application with valid credentials.

  2. Click the menu button located in the upper left corner of the screen.

    The left navigation pane appears.

  3. Click CERT+ > ADMINISTRATION > Certificate Authority.

    The Certificate Authority home page appears.

  4. Click Entrust from the left pane of the page.

    The Entrust CA home page appears.

  5. Select the Entrust MPKI tab.

  6. Click +Add.

    The Entrust MPKI certificate page appears.

  7. Update the following details in the General Information section as described in the table:
    Name Description
    *CA Account name

    A unique name to identify the CA setting.

    Note: No special characters other than ‘.’, ‘-’,’_’ are allowed. Names should not start with special characters.
    *Purpose/Usage

    Certificate Type for which CLM actions will be enabled.

    For example: Server and Client
    Proxy Required Enable this field if the CA communication needs to happen via Proxy. The proxy details configured in general settings will be used for communication.
    Data Center (AppViewX's CA agent) Select the data center through which the CA communication needs to happen.
    Note: The asterisk (*) symbol indicates a mandatory field.
  8. Update the following details in the CA Configuration section as described in the table.These fields are necessary for invoking the Entrust MPKI CA APIs for Certificate Management.
    Name Description
    *Client Authentication

    Client authentication certificate for API communication.

    Note: Must be a valid <.p12> file.
    *Base URL This URL will contain just the hostname of the Entrust CA instance. Eg - https://api.entrust.net/enterprise/v2
    Note: The asterisk (*) symbol indicates a mandatory field.

  9. Click Fetch CA and Profile Names.

    The attributes available for the CA account will be fetched from the Certificate Authorityalong with the CA and profile names.

    Note: The pop-up message is displayed as CA and profiles fetched.

  10. Click Save.

    The created Entrust MPKI configuration settings will be added.

    Note: The pop-up message is displayed as <CA_name> Settings Added.