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6 getcert
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10 getcert start-tracking [options]
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14 Tells certmonger to monitor an already-issued certificate. Optionally,
15 when the certificate nears expiration, use an existing key pair (or to
16 generate one if one is not already found in the specified location), to
17 generate a signing request using the key pair and to submit them for
18 signing to a CA.
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22 -i NAME
23 Modify the request which has this nickname. If this option is
24 not specified, and a tracking entry which matches the key and
25 certificate storage options which are specified already exists,
26 that entry will be modified. Otherwise, a new tracking entry
27 will be added.
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31 -d DIR Use an NSS database in the specified directory for reading this
32 certificate and, if possible, the corresponding key.
33 -n NAME
35 Use the certificate with this nickname, and if a private key
36 with the same nickname or which corresponds to the certificate
37 is available, to use it, too. Only valid with -d.
38 -t TOKEN
40 If the NSS database has more than one token available, use the
41 token with this name for accessing the certificate and key.
42 This argument only rarely needs to be specified. Only valid
43 with -d.
44 -f FILE
46 Read the certificate from this file. For safety's sake, do not
47 use the same file specified with the -k option.
48 -k FILE
50 Use the key stored in this file to generate a signing request
51 for refreshing the certificate. If no such file is found when
52 needed, generate a new key pair and store them in the file.
53 Only valid with -f.
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57 -p FILE
58 The private key files or databases are encrypted using the PIN
59 stored in the named file as the passphrase.
60 -P PIN The private key files or databases are encrypted using the spec‐
62 ified PIN as the passphrase. Because command-line arguments to
63 running processes are trivially discoverable, use of this option
64 is not recommended except for testing.
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68 -I NAME
69 Assign the specified nickname to this task. If this option is
70 not specified, a name will be assigned automatically. Valid
71 nicknames contain only characters from the set "[A-Z][a-
72 z][0-9]_".
73 -r Attempt to obtain a new certificate from the CA when the expira‐
75 tion date of a certificate nears. This is the default setting.
76 -R Don't attempt to obtain a new certificate from the CA when the
78 expiration date of a certificate nears. If this option is spec‐
79 ified, an expired certificate will simply stay expired.
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83 -c NAME
84 Enroll with the specified CA rather than a possible default.
85 The name of the CA should correspond to one listed by getcert
86 list-cas. Only useful in combination with -r.
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90 If and when certmonger attempts to obtain a new certificate to replace
91 the one being monitored, the values to be added to the signing request
92 will be taken from the current certificate, unless preferred values are
93 set using one or more of -U, -K, -E, and -D.
94 -U EKU Add an extensionRequest for the specified extendedKeyUsage to
97 the signing request. The EKU value is expected to be an object
98 identifier (OID).
99 -K NAME
101 Add an extensionRequest for a subjectAltName, with the specified
102 Kerberos principal name as its value, to the signing request.
103 -E EMAIL
105 Add an extensionRequest for a subjectAltName, with the specified
106 email address as its value, to the signing request.
107 -D DNSNAME
109 Add an extensionRequest for a subjectAltName, with the specified
110 DNS name as its value, to the signing request.
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114 -v Be verbose about errors. Normally, the details of an error
115 received from the daemon will be suppressed if the client can
116 make a diagnostic suggestion.
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120 Please file tickets for any that you find at https://fedora‐
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125 certmonger(8) getcert(1) getcert-list(1) getcert-list-cas(1) getcert-
126 request(1) getcert-resubmit(1) getcert-stop-tracking(1) certmonger-
127 certmaster-submit(8) certmonger-ipa-submit(8)
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