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Use the NetScaler Console certificate store to manage SSL certificates

August 27, 2024

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NetScaler Console certificate store helps you to store and manage your SSL certificates in one location. You can later use the stored certificates to configure NetScaler settings.

The certificate store allows you to add, update, and delete SSL certificates. You can also use the certificate store to import a certificate from a NetScaler instance and apply it to other targeted NetScaler instances.

Add SSL certificates to the certificate store

Navigate to Infrastructure > SSL Dashboard and select Manage Certificate Store from the list.
Click Add.
On the Add Certificate page, enter the following details:
- Certkey Name - Enter a name for the certificate. The name must have only ASCII alphanumeric, underscore, and hyphen characters and must be fewer than 30 characters. You cannot change the name after the certificate is created.
- Certificate File - Browse to your local drive and upload the certificate file.
- Key File - Upload the key file from your local computer.
- Password - If you have an encrypted private key in PEM format, type the passphrase that was used to encrypt the private key.
- Add Certificate Chain - Select this option to add the certificate in a certificate chain.
- Certificate Chain - Browse to your local drive and upload the certificate file.
- Click Create.

Update SSL certificates in the certificate store

Navigate to Infrastructure > SSL Dashboard and select Manage Certificate Store from the list.
Select the certificate that you want to update and click Update.
On the Update Certificate page, enter the following details:
- Certkey Name - Displays the name of the certificate you selected to update.
- Certificate File - To update the certificate file, upload a certificate file.
- Key File - To update the key file, upload a key file from your local computer.
- Password - If you have an encrypted private key in PEM format, type the passphrase that was used to encrypt the private key.
- Add Certificate Chain - Select this option to add the certificate in a certificate chain.
- Certificate Chain - Browse to your local drive and upload the certificate file.
- Click OK.

Delete SSL certificates from the certificate store

Navigate to Infrastructure > SSL Dashboard and select Manage Certificate Store from the list.
Select the certificate and click Delete.
When prompted, click Yes to delete the certificate.

Install SSL certificates on NetScaler instances

Navigate to Infrastructure > SSL Dashboard and select Manage Certificate Store from the list.
Select the certificate and click Install.
In the Install SSL Certificate on NetScaler Instances page, enter the following details:

a. Certificate Source
- Certificate - Displays the name of the certificate you selected.
b. Certificate Details
- Certificate Name - Displays the name of the certificate.
- Save Configuration - Select this option to save the NetScaler configuration. The NetScaler configuration is saved after the certificate is installed.
Click Select Instances to select the NetScaler instances on which you want to install your certificates.

Click OK.

Import certificates from NetScaler instances

Navigate to Infrastructure > SSL Dashboard and select Manage Certificate Store from the list.
Click Import NetScaler Certificates.
In the Import NetScaler Certificates page, you can select one of the following tabs:
- Import NetScaler Certificates - Click Start Polling to poll all the SSL certificates on all the NetScaler instances.
- Select Instances - Select a NetScaler instance and click Import NetScaler Certificates to poll SSL certificates on only the selected NetScaler instance.
After polling, the SSL certificates and key files are downloaded and added to the certificate store.

Note:

The import operation fails for certificates if identical certificate names exist in the store. However, the import operation continues polling the remaining certificates and adds NetScaler certificates, if available, to the store.

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Use the NetScaler Console certificate store to manage SSL certificates

August 27, 2024

Contributed by:

C R

August 27, 2024

Contributed by:

C R

Use the NetScaler Console certificate store to manage SSL certificates

Add SSL certificates to the certificate store

Update SSL certificates in the certificate store

Delete SSL certificates from the certificate store

Install SSL certificates on NetScaler instances

Import certificates from NetScaler instances

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