Configuring certificate profiles

Certificate profiles define the server certificates that are used in security profiles to control Transport Layer Security. You can configure certificate profiles either by using the Amlen WebUI or by using REST Administration APIs.

For more information about security profiles and certificate profiles, see Transport Layer Security.

When you create a certificate profile, you must specify the following components:
  • Name
    Specifies the name that identifies the certificate profile.
    The name must not have leading or trailing spaces and cannot contain control characters, commas, double quotation marks, backslashes, or equal signs. The first character must not be a number or any of the following special characters:

    ! # $ % & ' ( ) * + - . / : ; < > ? @

  • Certificate
    Specifies the server certificate to use with the certificate profile.
    The certificate must be a PEM format certificate.
  • Certificate Password
    Specifies the password, or passphrase, that protects access to the certificate.
    Most certificates are not protected by a password or passphrase.
    The password cannot contain double quotation marks.
  • Private Key
    Specifies the key that matches the certificate that is specified in the certificate profile.
    The certificate that is specified might contain the key. In this case, use the certificate details for the private key.
    The private key must be an RSA private key.
  • Key Password
    Specifies the password, or passphrase, that protects access to the key.
    Most keys require a password or passphrase.
    The password cannot contain double quotation marks.
Note: If you need to replace a certificate, for example if the certificate is due to expire, you can upload a new certificate and associate it with the certificate profile that references the certificate that you need to replace. Overwrite must be set to true in the payload when you replace a certificate.

For more information about configuring certificate profiles by using the Amlen WebUI, see Configuring certificate profiles by using the Amlen WebUI.

For more information about configuring certificate profiles by using REST Administration APIs, see Creating and updating a certificate profile by using REST Administration APIs.