certmonger(1)certmonger(1)NAME
getcert
SYNOPSIS
getcert start-tracking [options]
DESCRIPTION
Tells certmonger to monitor an already-issued certificate. Optionally,
when the certificate nears expiration, use an existing key pair (or to
generate one if one is not already found in the specified location), to
generate a signing request using the key pair and to submit them for
signing to a CA.
SPECIFYING EXISTING REQUESTS-i NAME
Modify the request which has this nickname. If this option is
not specified, and a tracking entry which matches the key and
certificate storage options which are specified already exists,
that entry will be modified. Otherwise, a new tracking entry
will be added.
KEY AND CERTIFICATE STORAGE OPTIONS-d DIR Use an NSS database in the specified directory for reading this
certificate and, if possible, the corresponding key.
-n NAME
Use the certificate with this nickname, and if a private key
with the same nickname or which corresponds to the certificate
is available, to use it, too. Only valid with -d.
-t TOKEN
If the NSS database has more than one token available, use the
token with this name for accessing the certificate and key.
This argument only rarely needs to be specified. Only valid
with -d.
-f FILE
Read the certificate from this file. For safety's sake, do not
use the same file specified with the -k option.
-k FILE
Use the key stored in this file to generate a signing request
for refreshing the certificate. If no such file is found when
needed, generate a new key pair and store them in the file.
Only valid with -f.
KEY ENCRYPTION OPTIONS-p FILE
The private key files or databases are encrypted using the PIN
stored in the named file as the passphrase.
-P PIN The private key files or databases are encrypted using the spec‐
ified PIN as the passphrase. Because command-line arguments to
running processes are trivially discoverable, use of this option
is not recommended except for testing.
TRACKING OPTIONS-I NAME
Assign the specified nickname to this task. If this option is
not specified, a name will be assigned automatically.
-r Attempt to obtain a new certificate from the CA when the expira‐
tion date of a certificate nears. This is the default setting.
-R Don't attempt to obtain a new certificate from the CA when the
expiration date of a certificate nears. If this option is spec‐
ified, an expired certificate will simply stay expired.
ENROLLMENT OPTIONS-c NAME
Enroll with the specified CA rather than a possible default.
The name of the CA should correspond to one listed by getcert
list-cas. Only useful in combination with -r.
-T NAME
Request a certificate using the named profile, template, or
certtype, from the specified CA.
SIGNING REQUEST OPTIONS
If and when certmonger attempts to obtain a new certificate to replace
the one being monitored, the values to be added to the signing request
will be taken from the current certificate, unless preferred values are
set using one or more of -U, -K, -E, and -D.
-U EKU Add an extensionRequest for the specified extendedKeyUsage to
the signing request. The EKU value is expected to be an object
identifier (OID).
-K NAME
Add an extensionRequest for a subjectAltName, with the specified
Kerberos principal name as its value, to the signing request.
-E EMAIL
Add an extensionRequest for a subjectAltName, with the specified
email address as its value, to the signing request.
-D DNSNAME
Add an extensionRequest for a subjectAltName, with the specified
DNS name as its value, to the signing request.
OTHER OPTIONS-B command
When ever the certificate is saved to the specified location,
run the specified command as the client user before saving the
certificate.
-C command
When ever the certificate is saved to the specified location,
run the specified command as the client user after saving the
certificate.
-v Be verbose about errors. Normally, the details of an error
received from the daemon will be suppressed if the client can
make a diagnostic suggestion.
BUGS
Please file tickets for any that you find at https://fedora‐
hosted.org/certmonger/
SEE ALSOcertmonger(8)getcert(1)getcert-list(1)getcert-list-cas(1) getcert-
request(1)getcert-resubmit(1)getcert-stop-tracking(1) certmonger-
certmaster-submit(8)certmonger-ipa-submit(8)certmonger Manual 14 June 2012 certmonger(1)