Let’s Encrypt CA
Prerequisites
Following are the prerequisites for configuring Let’s Encrypt CA account in AppViewX:
- AppViewX server should either have internet access or have a proxy configured in AppViewX general settings. Check Proxy Setup for the steps to configure proxy. https://adminguide.appviewx.com/proxy-4
- Any one of the following Let’s Encrypt certificate enrolment URL as per
requirement :
- https://acme-staging-v02.api.letsencrypt.orgfor staging.
- https://acme-v02.api.letsencrypt.org for production.
Configuring Let’s Encrypt CA
To configure the Let's Encrypt CA:
- Go to > > > .
- Click the +Add icon on the top right of the page.
- Select the Let's Encrypt in the left side vendor list.
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Update the following details in the General
Information section as described in the table:
Table 1. General Information - Field and Description Table Name Description *Name A unique name to identify the CA setting.
Note: No special characters other than ‘.’, ‘-’,’_’ are allowed. The name must not start with special characters.*Purpose/Usage The certificate types will be managed by these settings. For now, Let’s Encrypt is having only one purpose Server. 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. *: Mandatory fields -
Update the following details in the CA Configuration
section as described in the table. These fields are necessary for invoking
the Let’s Encrypt CA APIs for Certificate Management.
Table 2. CA Configuration - Field and Description Table Name Description *Base URL Let’s Encrypt certificate enrolment URL either staging or production based on the requirement. *Email ID(s) Enter email ID(s) in this field to receive notifications from Let's Encrypt. Multiple email ID must be separated by comma (,). *: Mandatory fields - Click Save.
Validating Let’s Encrypt
Once the Let’s Encrypt settings are added validation needs to be done to check whether the connection between AppViewX and Let’s Encrypt is properly configured. To validate the Let's Encrypt CA,
- Go to > > >
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Select the InCommon in the left side vendor
list
The newly created and older settings are displayed in the grid.
- Click Check to validate the CA setting that has been created. The CA communication will be validated and the Connection Status will be shown as either Success or Failure.