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Create a PKCS#12 file

Administrators may supply their own keys through a PKCS#12 file. For example, the administrator may use third-party Certificate Authorities for this purpose.

To create a PKCS#12 file, perform the following steps using the CA Service Desk Manager utility (command) pdm_pki:

1. Create a public/private key pair.
2. Associate the public key with the Client Automation policy in the CA Service Desk Manager database.
3. Create an X.509 certificate with the private key and expose it with a PKCS#12 file.

The pdm_pki utility creates a PKCS#12 file in its working directory with the file name MANAGED_ASSET_EVENTS.p12.

The pdm_pki command has the following format:

pdm_pki -p MANAGED_ASSET_EVENTS [-l certificate_file] [-f]

-p

Defines the policy code. In this case, the value MANAGED_ASSETS_EVENTS must be used.

-l

Loads a certificate from a file instead of creating a new one.

-f

Forces the replacement of an already existing key.