Configuring Digital Certificates

Select PeopleTools > Security > Security Objects > Digital Certificates.

The Digital Certificates page displays your inventory of server-side digital certificates. This page also enables you to import new certificates from a certificate authority.

Note: For user certificates, no redundant setup of user certificates is required. With a few lines of Signon PeopleCode, you can reuse the existing PKI server that you have in place.

Note: Currently, root CA key size is limited to 1024 bits.

To view details regarding a particular certificate, click Details.

Field or Control	Definition
Type	Select the type of certificate. `Cert.` Select this option when you are adding a new certificate to your key store. `Local Node.` Select this option when you are setting up a local node for the PeopleSoft messaging system (PeopleSoft Integration Broker). `Root CA.` Select this when you are adding a new Root CA to your key store. `Remote.` Select this option when you are setting up a remote node for the PeopleSoft messaging system (PeopleSoft Integration Broker). `SSH.` Select this option when you are adding a Secure Shell certificate to your key store. The keys can be used for SFTP file transfer using File Attachment peoplecode methods
Alias	Enables you to add a custom alias for identification purposes.
Issuer Alias	Contains the alias of the authority that issued the certificate.
Valid To	Shows how long the certificate is valid for use.
Detail	Launches a sub-page with more certificate information. The Certificate Detail page reveals subject and certificate information so you can determine such characteristics as the serial number, the fingerprint, the encryption algorithm, and so on. Note: Depending on the type of certificate you're adding, this link might be displayed as Add Root, Import, or Request.

Note: When adding a Local Node certificate and you click the Import link, the Request New Certificate page appears in which you need to add Subject information (Organization, Locality, and so on) and Key Pair information (encryption algorithm, and key size).