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HP Systems Insight Manager Technical Reference Guide

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Exporting Trusted Certificates
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»Index
»Notices
»Introduction
»Product Overview
»Getting Started
»Discovery and Identification
»Users and Authorizations
»Networking and Security
»About Login
»About Secure Task Execution
»Configuring the System Link
»Configuring Login Events
»Configuring Browser Timeout Options
»Server Certificates
»Trusted Certificates
»Importing Trusted Certificates
Exporting Trusted Certificates
»Deleting Trusted Certificates
»Requiring Trusted Certificates
»Setting Up Trust Relationships
»Monitoring Systems, Clusters, and Events
»Storage Integration
»Managing with Tasks
»Tools that Extend Management
»Partner Applications
»Reporting
»Administering Systems and Events
»Troubleshooting
»Reference Information
»Printable version
»Glossary
»Using Help
» Exporting the System Certificate From HP SIM
» Exporting the System Certificate from the Browser (Microsoft Internet Explorer Only)
» Related Procedures
» Related Topics

Export the HP Systems Insight Manager (HP SIM) server certificate to a file to facilitate deployment of the certificate into your browser, enabling a browser to properly identify the HP SIM server. This certificate is a public document, so it does not need to be kept private. If the certificate is kept publicly accessible, ensure it cannot be modified.

Only HP SIM users with full-configuration-rights can export the HP SIM system certificate from HP SIM.

  Note:

The system certificate can be exported as a Base-64 encoded certificate. The exported certificate can be imported into a browser or the Trusted Management Systems List of a system.

Exporting the System Certificate From HP SIM

To export the system certificate from HP SIM using Microsoft Explorer:

  1. Select OptionsSecurityCertificatesTrusted Certificates, and then click [Export].

    The File Download dialog box appears.

  2. Select the location for the file to be saved.

  3. Enter a file name and click [Save] to save the certificate as a Base-64 encoded X.509 certificate. This file can be imported into a browser or managed system for authentication of the central management server (CMS) during an Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) connection. You can click [Cancel ]to abort the save operation and return to the System Certificate page.

To export the system certificate from HP SIM using Mozilla:

  1. Display the certificate in a new browser window.

  2. Select the entire contents of the browser window that includes the certificate.

  3. Copy the selected text to the clipboard.

  4. Paste the text to your favorite text editor, and save the file with a .CER file extension.

Exporting the System Certificate from the Browser (Microsoft Internet Explorer Only)

  1. View the HP SIM system certificate, using one of the following methods:

    • From the Internet Explorer browser menu, select FilePropertiesCertificates.

    • Double-click the Lock icon in the lower right portion of the browser to display the Certificate dialog box.

      The Certificate dialog box appears.

  2. Select the Details tab in the Certificate dialog box.

    The Details tab appears.

  3. Click [Copy to File].

    The Certificate Export Wizard is launched.

  4. Click [Next].

    The Export File Format dialog box appears.

  5. Select Base-64 encoded X.509 for the export file format. Click [Next].

    The File to Export dialog box appears.

  6. In the File name field, enter the file you want to export. Click [Next].

    The Completing the Certificate Export Wizard dialog box appears.

  7. Click [Finish]. You can click [Back] to return to the previous page or click [Cancel] to abort the export operation.

    A message appears, indicating the export is completed.

  8. Click [OK].

Related Procedures

» Networking and Security - Trusted Certificates
» Trusted Certificates - Importing Trusted Certificates
» Trusted Certificates - Deleting Trusted Certificates

Related Topics

» Networking and Security - Trusted Certificates
» Trusted Certificates - Setting Up Trust Relationships
» Networking and Security - Server Certificates
» HP Systems Insight Manager Technical Reference Guide - Networking and Security
» Tools that Extend Management - Installing OpenSSH
» Administering Systems and Events - Managing SSH Keys
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