Trustwave CA

Prerequisites

Following are the prerequisites for configuring Trustwave CA in AppViewX:
  • Trustwave API URL. Ex: https://testapi.ssl.trustwave.com/3.0/
  • Reachability from AppViewX southbound to Trustwave API URL via proxy or direct internet connection
  • Valid credentials for communicating to Trustwave CA via API
  • Reseller id
  • Account details provided in Trustwave account such as Organization Name, Email address, Organization Address, City, State, Zip code, Country, Phone number
  • AppViewX server should either have internet access or have a proxy configured in AppViewX general settings. Check Proxy Setup for the steps to configure the proxy. https://adminguide.appviewx.com/proxy-4

Configuring Trustwave CA

To configure the Trustwave CA,

  1. Go to menu > KUBE+ > CLUSTER PKI > Certificate Authority.
  2. Click the +Add icon on the top right of the page.
  3. Select the Trustwave in the left side vendor list.
  4. Configure the General Information details as follows:
    1. CA Account name - Provide an account name for the CA setting.
    2. Purpose/Usage - Choose the certificate categories that will be managed by this setting. Possible certificate categories could be:
      1. Server
      2. Code Signing
    3. Proxy Required - Enable this field if the CA communication needs to happen via Proxy.
    4. Choose the appropriate Data Center.

  5. Configure the CA Configuration with information you want to configure:
    1. API URL: The Trustwave API URL to communicate. Ex: https://testapi.ssl.trustwave.com/3.0/
    2. Username: The username for API authentication.
    3. Password: The password for API authentication.
    4. Reseller ID: The Reseller Id for the account.
  6. Configure the Account Details with information you want to configure:
    1. Name: The Organization name given in the Trustwave account.
    2. Email Address: The Administrator or organization email address given in the Trustwave account.
    3. Address: The Organization Address given in the Trustwave account.
    4. City: The city name given in the Trustwave account.
    5. State: The state name given in the Trustwave account.
    6. Zip code: The zip code given in the Trustwave account.
    7. Country: The country code given in the Trustwave account. Ex: US.
    8. Phone number: The phone number given in the Trustwave account.
  7. Click Save.

Validating Trustwave

Once the Trustwave settings are added validation needs to be done to check whether the connection between AppViewX and Trustwave is properly configured. To validate the Trustwave CA,

  1. Go to menu > KUBE+ > CLUSTER PKI > Certificate Authority
  2. Select the Trustwave in the left side vendor list
    The newly created and older settings are displayed in the grid.
  3. Click Check to validate the CA setting that is created.
    The CA communication will be validated and the Connection Status will be shown as either Success or Failure.