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NAME

       getcert

SYNOPSIS

       getcert request [options]

DESCRIPTION

       Tells  certmonger  to  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.

KEY AND CERTIFICATE STORAGE OPTIONS

       -d DIR Use an NSS database in the specified directory for storing this certificate and key.

       -n NAME
	      Use the key with this nickname to generate the signing request.  If no such key is found, generate one.  Give the enrolled  certifi-
	      cate this nickname, too.	Only valid with -d.

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

       -f FILE
	      Store the issued certificate in 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 the signing request.	If no such file is found, generate a new key pair and  store  them
	      in the file.  Only valid with -f.

KEY ENCRYPTION OPTIONS

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

       -P PIN Encrypt  private	key  files or databases using the specified PIN as the passphrase.  Because command-line arguments to running pro-
	      cesses are trivially discoverable, use of this option is not recommended except for testing.

KEY GENERATION OPTIONS

       -g BITS
	      In case a new key pair needs to be generated, this option specifies the size of the key.	If not	specified,  a  reasonable  default
	      (currently 2048 bits) will be used.

TRACKING OPTIONS

       -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.

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

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.

       -T NAME
	      Request a certificate using the named profile, template, or certtype, from the specified CA.

SIGNING REQUEST OPTIONS

       If none of -N, -U, -K, -E, and -D are specified, a default group of settings will be used to request an SSL server certificate for the cur-
       rent host, with the host Kerberos service as an additional name.

       -N NAME
	      Set the subject name to include in the signing request.  The default used is CN=hostname, where hostname is the local hostname.

       -u keyUsage
	      Add an extensionRequest for the specified keyUsage to the signing request.  The keyUsage value is expected to be one of these names:

	      digitalSignature

	      nonRepudiation

	      keyEncipherment

	      dataEncipherment

	      keyAgreement

	      keyCertSign

	      cRLSign

	      encipherOnly

	      decipherOnly

       -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), but some specific names are also recognized.  These are some names and their associated OID values:

	      id-kp-serverAuth 1.3.6.1.5.5.7.3.1

	      id-kp-clientAuth 1.3.6.1.5.5.7.3.2

	      id-kp-codeSigning 1.3.6.1.5.5.7.3.3

	      id-kp-emailProtection 1.3.6.1.5.5.7.3.4

	      id-kp-timeStamping 1.3.6.1.5.5.7.3.8

	      id-kp-OCSPSigning 1.3.6.1.5.5.7.3.9

	      id-pkinit-KPClientAuth 1.3.6.1.5.2.3.4

	      id-pkinit-KPKdc 1.3.6.1.5.2.3.5

	      id-ms-kp-sc-logon 1.3.6.1.4.1.311.20.2.2

       -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-resubmit(1) getcert-start-tracking(1)  getcert-stop-tracking(1)  cert-
       monger-certmaster-submit(8) certmonger-ipa-submit(8) certmonger_selinux(8)

certmonger Manual						  9 October 2012						     certmonger(1)