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| author | Endi S. Dewata <edewata@redhat.com> | 2015-09-27 17:23:48 +0200 |
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| committer | Endi S. Dewata <edewata@redhat.com> | 2015-10-01 01:17:22 +0200 |
| commit | 3292de07ed01f6230de34120bf9cd1b8d164610a (patch) | |
| tree | 1487d6bc2c7959c33145611978318ff9a040de7b /base/java-tools/man | |
| parent | 5e57fb9d78a695850fee2c1f5a86a94092ad918d (diff) | |
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Added default subject DN for pki client-cert-request.
The pki client-cert-request CLI has been modified to generate a
default subject DN if it's not specified. The man page has been
updated accordingly.
https://fedorahosted.org/pki/ticket/1463
Diffstat (limited to 'base/java-tools/man')
| -rw-r--r-- | base/java-tools/man/man1/pki-client.1 | 17 |
1 files changed, 13 insertions, 4 deletions
diff --git a/base/java-tools/man/man1/pki-client.1 b/base/java-tools/man/man1/pki-client.1 index 65e618555..da5de7cbf 100644 --- a/base/java-tools/man/man1/pki-client.1 +++ b/base/java-tools/man/man1/pki-client.1 @@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ pki-client \- Command-Line Interface for managing the security database on Certi \fBpki\fR [CLI options] \fBclient\fR \fBpki\fR [CLI options] \fBclient-init\fR [command options] \fBpki\fR [CLI options] \fBclient-cert-find\fR [command options] -\fBpki\fR [CLI options] \fBclient-cert-request\fR <subject DN> [command options] +\fBpki\fR [CLI options] \fBclient-cert-request\fR [subject DN] [command options] \fBpki\fR [CLI options] \fBclient-cert-import\fR [nickname] [command options] \fBpki\fR [CLI options] \fBclient-cert-mod\fR <nickname> [command options] \fBpki\fR [CLI options] \fBclient-cert-show\fR <nickname> [command options] @@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ This command is to create a new security database for the client. This command is to list certificates in the client security database. .RE .PP -\fBpki\fR [CLI options] \fBclient-cert-request\fR <subject DN> [command options] +\fBpki\fR [CLI options] \fBclient-cert-request\fR [subject DN] [command options] .RS 4 This command is to generate and submit a certificate request. .RE @@ -82,13 +82,22 @@ To create a new database execute the following command: .B pki -d <security database location> -c <security database password> client-init -To view certificates in the security database: +To list certificates in the security database: .B pki -d <security database location> -c <security database password> client-cert-find To request a certificate: -.B pki -d <security database location> -c <security database password> client-cert-request <subject DN> +.B pki -d <security database location> -c <security database password> client-cert-request [subject DN] + +The subject DN requirement depends on the certificate profile being requested. +Some profiles may require the user to provide a subject DN in a certain +format. Some other profiles may generate their own subject DN. + +Certain profiles may also require additional authentication. To authenticate, +a username and a password can be specified using the --username and --password +options, respectively. If the subject DN is not specififed the CLI may use the +username to generate a default subject DN "UID=<username>". To import a certificate from a file into the security database: |