====== How to get certificate using SCEP protocol ======
Install dependencies
sudo apt install libnss3-tools certmonger
Add a SCEP CA
sudo getcert add-scep-ca -c CA_IDENTIFIER -u SCEP_URL -R CA_PEM_FORMAT
List CA
sudo getcert list-cas
if the CA setup worked, you should have something like
CA 'CA_IDENTIFIER:
is-default: no
ca-type: EXTERNAL
helper-location: /usr/lib/certmonger/scep-submit -u SCEP_URL -R CA_PEM_FORMAT
SCEP CA certificate thumbprint (MD5): FINGERPRINT
SCEP CA certificate thumbprint (SHA1): FINGERPRINT
if the SCEP CA thumbprint lines are missing, it means the CA is not correctly installed
Then you can request a certificate running
sudo getcert request -I CERT_IDENTIFIER -c CA_IDENTIFIER -d PATH_TO_NSSDB -n NICKNAME -N cn=CN -v -L PIN
Check the cert run
sudo getcert list
If it failed it shows error like
Number of certificates and requests being tracked: 1.
Request ID 'CERT_IDENTIFIER':
status: CA_UNREACHABLE
ca-error: Error: failed to verify signature on server response.
stuck: no
key pair storage: type=NSSDB,location='PATH_TO_NSSDB',nickname='NICKNAME',token='NSS Certificate DB'
certificate: type=NSSDB,location='PATH_TO_NSSDB',nickname='NICKNAME'
signing request thumbprint (MD5): 99E8F925 2CB2C885 B29AFAA7 DD7CC766
signing request thumbprint (SHA1): F94B1A05 39293B65 71F74ABC 35BE85C2 A0A6D1F5
CA: CA_IDENTIFIER
issuer:
subject:
expires: unknown
pre-save command:
post-save command:
track: yes
auto-renew: yes
If it succeed, should look like
Number of certificates and requests being tracked: 1.
Request ID 'datadog_wifido_cert':
status: MONITORING
stuck: no
key pair storage: type=NSSDB,location='PATH_TO_NSSDB',nickname='NICKNAME',token='NSS Certificate DB'
certificate: type=NSSDB,location='/home/gaetan/.pki/nssdb',nickname='NICKNAME'
signing request thumbprint (MD5): 94F69776 FCA95B4B 5C2DD645 A2DDD8C0
signing request thumbprint (SHA1): 86B3D4B9 87718EC1 5D74AFF4 A1FE1EC9 44356479
CA: CA_IDENTIFIER
issuer:
subject:
expires: unknown
pre-save command:
post-save command:
track: yes
auto-renew: yes
To remove a cert request
sudo getcert stop-tracking -i CERT_IDENTIFIER
To remove the CA
sudo getcert remove-ca -c CA_IDENTIFIER