Keywords › CERTNSER—Next Certificate Serial Number

CERTNSER—Next Certificate Serial Number

Valid on z/OS.

Use the CERTNSER keyword to specify the next serial number used by this certificate to sign another certificate. Do not modify this number manually because you can generate duplicate certificates which are unusable on z/OS systems.

This keyword has the following format:

TSS REPLACE(acid) DIGICERT(8-byte name) 
                  CERTNSER(nnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn) 

nnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn

The hex value of the next serial number used by this certificate to sign another certificate. Every byte must be specified, including leading zeros.

Size: 16 bytes

This keyword is used with

• The REPLACE command only
• ACID(MAINTAIN) authority for ACIDs, MISC4(CERTSITE) for CERTSITE ACIDs, and MISC4(CERTAUTH) for CERTAUTH ACIDs
• The ACID types User, DCA, VCA, ZCA, LSCA, and SCA