Installing a server certificate

Last Updated : Oct 19, 2020 |

About this task

Use this procedure to install a signed CA server certificate on the Usage Metering server.

A CA server generates a signed CA certificate.

The signed CA certificate is generated independently on a CA server, where you get the private key along with the signed CA certificate.

A server certificate is an SSL certificate that a CA generates.

Uploading a certificate chain file is optional. Contact your CA to check whether you need to upload a certificate chain file. The CA provides the certificate chain file.

Procedure

  1. Log on to the Usage Metering Collector interface by using a web browser.
  2. On the Home page, click , and then click CERTIFICATES.
  3. In the left navigation pane, click INSTALL SERVER CERTIFICATE.
  4. To install the CA server certificate, do any of the following:

    • To install the CA server certificate by copying the certificate text, click from text and do the following:

      1. Open the CA server certificate file and copy the text from the file.

      2. In the Signed Certificate field, paste the copied text.

    • To install the CA server certificate by uploading the CA server certificate file, click from file and do the following:

      1. Click UPLOAD next to Signed Certificate.

      2. Browse to the location of the CA server certificate file and select the file.

  5. To install the private key file, do any of the following:

    • To install the private key file by copying the private key text, click from text and do the following:

      1. Open the private key file that you receive from the CA and copy the text from the file.

        You can use a console to generate the private key file.

      2. In the Private key field, paste the copied text.

    • To install the private key file by uploading the private key file, click from file and do the following:

      1. Click UPLOAD next to Private Key.

      2. Browse to the location of the file and select the file.

  6. To install the certificate chain file, do any of the following:

    • To install the certificate chain file by copying the certificate text, click from text and do the following:

      1. Open the certificate chain file and copy the text from the file.

      2. In the Certificate chain (optional) field, paste the copied text.

    • To install the certificate chain file by uploading the certificate chain file, click from file and do the following:

      1. Click UPLOAD next to Certificate chain (optional).

      2. Browse to the location of the certificate chain file and select the file.

  7. Click INSTALL.

    The system replaces the SSL certificate for the HTTPS interface of the web user interface.

  8. Refresh your browser to reload the Usage Metering Collector interface.
  9. Click INSTALLED CERTIFICATES to view the CA server certificate file in the list of installed certificates.

Result

The browser does not display an invalid certificate warning when you log on to the Usage Metering Collector web interface.

The system identifies your Usage Metering web connection as a secure connection.

The Usage Metering server can validate whether there is no man-in-the-middle attack proxy.