msgcert allows you to generate a certificate request, add a certificate to the certificate database, list certificates in the database and so on. For detailed information enter the following at the command line:
msg-svr-base/sbin/msgcert --help
This is shown below.
# ./msgcert --help
Usage: msgcert SUBCMD [GLOBAL_OPTS] [SUBCMD_OPTS] [SUBCMD_OPERANDS]
Manages the Messaging Servers Certificate Database
The accepted values for SUBCMD are:
add-cert Adds a certificate to the certificate database
add-selfsign-cert Creates and adds a selfsign certificate to the
certificate database
export-cert Exports a certificate and its keys from the database
generate-certDB Creates Messaging Server Databases cert8.db key3.db
secmod.db and sslPassword
import-cert Adds a new certificate and its keys to the cert database
import-selfsign-cert Adds a new selfsign certificate and its keys to the
cert database
list-certs Lists all certificates in the Certificate database
remove-cert Removes a certificate from the database
renew-cert Renews a certificate
renew-selfsign-cert Renews a selfsign certificate
request-cert Generates a certificate request
show-cert Displays a certificate
The accepted value for GLOBAL_OPTS is:-?, --help
Displays SUBCMD help
NOTE: You must stop all the TLS or SSL-enabled servers before making any
changes to the Certificate Database.
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Each of the sub-commands shown above performs a specific certificate management function. Details about these sub-commands and their functions can be obtained by entering the following:
msgcert SUBCMD –help
The remainder of this section will describe some common certificate management procedures.