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NAME

       getcert

SYNOPSIS

       getcert start-tracking [options]

DESCRIPTION

       Tells certmonger to monitor an already-issued certificate.  Optionally, when the certificate nears expiration, use an existing key pair (or
       to generate one if one is not already found in the specified location), to generate a signing request using the key pair and to submit them
       for signing to a CA.

SPECIFYING EXISTING REQUESTS

       -i NAME
	      Modify  the  request  which has this nickname.  If this option is not specified, and a tracking entry which matches the key and cer-
	      tificate storage options which are specified already exists, that entry will be modified.  Otherwise, a new tracking entry  will	be
	      added.

KEY AND CERTIFICATE STORAGE OPTIONS

       -d DIR Use an NSS database in the specified directory for reading this certificate and, if possible, the corresponding key.

       -n NAME
	      Use  the	certificate  with  this  nickname,  and if a private key with the same nickname or which corresponds to the certificate is
	      available, to use it, too.  Only valid with -d.

       -t TOKEN
	      If the NSS database has more than one token available, use the token with this name for accessing the  certificate  and  key.   This
	      argument only rarely needs to be specified.  Only valid with -d.

       -f FILE
	      Read the certificate from this file.  For safety's sake, do not use the same file specified with the -k option.

       -k FILE
	      Use the key stored in this file to generate a signing request for refreshing the certificate.  If no such file is found when needed,
	      generate a new key pair and store them in the file.  Only valid with -f.

KEY ENCRYPTION OPTIONS

       -p FILE
	      The private key files or databases are encrypted using the PIN stored in the named file as the passphrase.

       -P PIN The private key files or databases are encrypted using the specified PIN as the passphrase.  Because command-line arguments to  run-
	      ning processes are trivially discoverable, use of this option is not recommended except for testing.

TRACKING OPTIONS

       -I NAME
	      Assign the specified nickname to this task.  If this option is not specified, a name will be assigned automatically.

       -r     Attempt to obtain a new certificate from the CA when the expiration date of a certificate nears.	This is the default setting.

       -R     Don't attempt to obtain a new certificate from the CA when the expiration date of a certificate nears.  If this option is specified,
	      an expired certificate will simply stay expired.

ENROLLMENT OPTIONS

       -c NAME
	      Enroll with the specified CA rather than a possible default.  The name of the CA should correspond to one listed	by  getcert  list-
	      cas.  Only useful in combination with -r.

SIGNING REQUEST OPTIONS

       If  and	when  certmonger  attempts  to	obtain a new certificate to replace the one being monitored, the values to be added to the signing
       request will be taken from the current certificate, unless preferred values are set using one or more of -U, -K, -E, and -D.

       -U EKU Add an extensionRequest for the specified extendedKeyUsage to the signing request.  The EKU value is expected to be an object  iden-
	      tifier (OID).

       -K NAME
	      Add an extensionRequest for a subjectAltName, with the specified Kerberos principal name as its value, to the signing request.

       -E EMAIL
	      Add an extensionRequest for a subjectAltName, with the specified email address as its value, to the signing request.

       -D DNSNAME
	      Add an extensionRequest for a subjectAltName, with the specified DNS name as its value, to the signing request.

OTHER OPTIONS

       -B command
	      When  ever  the  certificate is saved to the specified location, run the specified command as the client user before saving the cer-
	      tificate.

       -C command
	      When ever the certificate is saved to the specified location, run the specified command as the client user after saving the certifi-
	      cate.

       -v     Be  verbose  about  errors.   Normally, the details of an error received from the daemon will be suppressed if the client can make a
	      diagnostic suggestion.

BUGS

       Please file tickets for any that you find at https://fedorahosted.org/certmonger/

SEE ALSO

       certmonger(8) getcert(1) getcert-list(1) getcert-list-cas(1) getcert-request(1)	getcert-resubmit(1)  getcert-stop-tracking(1)  certmonger-
       certmaster-submit(8) certmonger-ipa-submit(8)

certmonger Manual						   14 June 2012 						     certmonger(1)