Custom CA

Prerequisites

Following are the prerequisites for configuring Custom CA account in AppViewX:
  • A logo to use for the custom CA.
  • An optional CA certificate and key to be used as a root certificate.

Configuring Custom CA

To configure the custom CA:

  1. Go to menu > KUBE+ > CLUSTER PKI > Certificate Authority.
  2. Update the following details in the General Information section as described in the table:
    Table 1. General Information - Field and Description Table
    Name Description
    *Custom CA Name

    A unique name to identify the CA name.

    Note: No special characters allowed.
    *Upload Custom CA Logo

    Upload a logo for the custom CA. This logo will appear in the product representing the custom CA.
    Custom CA Certificate

    Upload a certificate for the custom CA. This certificate will become the root certificate.

    Note: The <.pfx> and <.p12> are certificate types are supported.
    *: Mandatory fields
  3. Once the logo and certificate are uploaded, the entered CA will appear in the CA list with the logo presented.
  4. Once the logo is added, users can click Configure Now to input the CA details.
  5. Update the following details in the General Information section as described in the table:
    Name Description
    *Name

    Client authentication certificate for API communication.
    Data Center (AppViewX's CA agent)

    Select the data center through which the CA communication needs to happen.
    *: Mandatory fields
  6. Update the following details in the ROOT CSR parameters section as described in the table:
    Table 2. Root CSR - Field and Description Table
    Name Description
    Common Name

    The common name of the root certificate.

    Note:
    • Use Asterisk (*) for the host part of the FQDN to enforce the domain. For example, *.domain.com will only allow users to request certificates with domain domain.com.

    • Allowed Special Characters: Asterisk (*), Hyphen (-), Period (.)

    Algorithm

    Type of the root certificate.
    Hash Function

    The hash function for the root certificate.
    Organization Unit

    Name of the Organisation unit.
    Key Length

    Key length for the root certificate.
    Organization

    Organization attribute for the root certificate.
    Locality

    Locality attribute for the root certificate.
    State or Province

    State attribute for the root certificate.
    Country

    Country attribute for the root certificate.
    Email Address

    Email address for the root certificate.
    *: Mandatory fields
  7. Update the following details in the Root Validity section as described in the table.
    Name Description
    *Start Date

    Start date of the certificate issuance.
    *End Date

    End date of the certificate issuance.
    *: Mandatory fields
  8. Click Save.
    Once the setting is saved, the user will be directed to the root certificate submission holistic view.
  9. Users can submit and fetch the root certificate.
  10. On the CA setting page user can see the status of the created setting.