3.2.7 Certificate

Provisioning Manager is deployed with a self-signed SSL certificate, but optionally can be configured with a certificate from a private or public certificate authority.

Provisioning Manager supports SSL certificates generated using its own private key or using an external private key.

Method 1 – Use Provisioning Manager’s private key

1. Select Certificate from the System menu
2. Select the Generate CSR tab
3. Complete the Certificate Signing Request

!The common name must match the fully qualified domain name of the server.

1. When complete, click Generate CSR
2. Download the CSR file
3. On your Certificate Authority, generate a certificate using the downloaded CSR

1. Select the Upload Certificate tab
2. Click Choose File to the right of Certificate and upload the certificate generate by your certificate authority

*Uploading a Private Key is not necessary as the certificate was generated using Provisioning Manager’s private key

3. If the certificate was generated using a Public Certificate Authority, click Upload Certificate to complete the process
4. If the certificate was generated using an Internal Certificate Authority, select the Use Internal Certificate Authority (CA) check box
5. Upload the Root Certificate from your Internal CA
6. Click Upload Certificate to complete the process

*Provisioning Manager must be restarted for the changes to take effect. This can be done using the Appliance Manager CLI or using VMWare tools.

Method 2 – Use an external private key

1. Select Certificate from the System menu
2. Select the Generate CSR tab
3. Complete the Certificate Signing Request

!The common name must match the hostname name of the server configured in the CLI. Depending on your deployment, this may be the fully-qualified domain name or just the hostname.

1. When complete, click Generate CSR
2. Download the CSR file
3. On your Certificate Authority, generate a certificate using the downloaded CSR
4. Select the Upload Certificate tab
5. Click Choose File to the right of Certificate and upload the certificate generate by your certificate authority
6. Click Choose File to the right of Private Key and upload the private key from your certificate authority
7. If the certificate was generated using a Public Certificate Authority, click Upload Certificate to complete the process
8. If the certificate was generated using an Internal Certificate Authority, select the Use Internal Certificate Authority (CA) check box
9. Upload the Root Certificate from your Internal CA
10. Click Upload Certificate to complete the process

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