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diff --git a/base/java-tools/man/man1/pki-cert.1 b/base/java-tools/man/man1/pki-cert.1 index ffa1fea5d..7ece1ad7b 100644 --- a/base/java-tools/man/man1/pki-cert.1 +++ b/base/java-tools/man/man1/pki-cert.1 @@ -191,23 +191,32 @@ To release a certificate that has been placed on hold: .B pki <agent authentication> ca-cert-release-hold <certificate ID> .SS Certificate Requests -To request a certificate, first generate a certificate request in PKCS #10 or CRMF, and store this request in the XML template file, of the profile type the request relates to. -The list of profiles can be viewed using the CLI command: +To request a certificate, first generate a certificate signing request (CSR), +then submit it with a certificate profile. The list of available profiles can +be viewed using the following command: .B pki ca-cert-request-profile-find -The XML template file for a profile type can be created by calling the ca-cert-request-profile-show CLI command. For example: +To generate a CSR, use the certutil, PKCS10Client, or +CRMFPopClient, and store it into a file. -\fBpki ca-cert-request-profile-show <profileID> \-\-output <file to store the XML template>\fP +Basic requests can be submitted using the following command: -will store the XML template of the request in the specified output file. +.B pki ca-cert-request-submit --profile <profile ID> --request-type <type> --csr-file <CSR file> --subject <subject DN> -Then, fill in the values in the XML file and submit the request for review. This can be done without authentication. +To submit more advanced requests, download a template of the request file for +a particular profile using the following command: + +.B pki ca-cert-request-profile-show <profile ID> \-\-output <request file> + +Then, edit the request file, fill in the input attributes required by the +profile, and submit the request using the following command: .B pki ca-cert-request-submit <request file> -Then, an agent needs to review the request by running the following command: +Depending on the profile, an agent may need to review the request by running +the following command: .B pki <agent authentication> ca-cert-request-review <request ID> --file <file to store the certificate request> |