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Updating Key Validity

Administration Console also enables you to update the key validity period. When the key expires, the credentials issued with that key will no longer be valid, and you have to create new credentials and issue them to the users. Extending the validity of the key avoids creating the credentials again with the new key and distributing them to the users.

If the key is already expired, then you can also extend the validity of the expired key, and therefore continue to use the existing credentials.

Perform the following steps to extend the key validity:

1. Ensure that you are logged in as a Global Administrator (GA).
2. Activate the Services and Server Configurations tab on the main menu.
3. Ensure that the WebFort tab in the submenu is active.
4. Under the Key Management section, click the Credential Key Management link to display the Credential Key Management Configuration page.
5. You can update an active or expired key.
   • To update an active key:

     In the Active Configurations section, click the <Configuration Name> link of the key, whose validity you want to extend.

   • To update an expired key:

     In the Retired and Expired Configurations section, click the <Configuration Name> link of the expired key, whose validity you want to extend.

     The Credential Key Management Configuration page appears.

6. Choose the Update option.
7. Set the new expiry date for the key in the Validity End Date field. You can either specify the duration for the key expiration or you can specify a specific date.
8. Click Update to update the key validity.