Configuring EJBCA

To configure the EJBCA 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 is displayed.
  3. Click CERT+.
    The CERT+ left navigation pane is displayed.
  4. Expand ADMINISTRATION.
  5. Click Certificate Authority, and then select EJBCA.
    The Certificate Authority home page is displayed.
  6. Click the +Add button on the top right of the page.
    The Ejbca configuration page is displayed.
  7. Update the following details in the General Information section as described in the table:
    Table 1. General Information - Field Description Table
    Options 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.Example: Server, 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 APIs for Certificate Management.
    Table 2. CA Configuration - Field Description Table
    Options Description
    *Client Authentication Client authentication certificate for API communication.
    • Enter the valid password once the Authentication Details window is displayed.
    • Click OK.
    Note: Must be a valid <.p12> or <.pfx> file.
    *URL Ejbca URL
    *Discover by expiry days To get all the certificates that are expired and valid for specified days.
    Note: Must be a number.
    End entity profile names Required end entity profiles for CA setting.
    Custom attributes

    Required custom attributes for the specific end entity profile.

    Note: Validation can be added by the user in the regex box.
    Note: The asterisk (*) symbol indicates a mandatory field.
  9. Click Validate and Fetch.
    The End entity profiles available for the CA account will be fetched along with the certificate profile from the Certificate Authority.
  10. Update the following details in the Certificate Attributes section as described in the table:
    Options Description
    *End Entry Profile Names Select the profile that is used in the certificate enrollment from the dropdown list.
    Custom Attributes Select the list attributes configured in CA to enroll certificates.
    Note: The asterisk (*) symbol indicates a mandatory field.Note: Custom attributes should be configured as exactly as it is available in the Ejbca portal.
  11. Click Save.