System information

SSLGet
This tool is similar to the the wget command, which downloads files over HTTP. sslget
supports client authentication using NSS libraries. The configuration wizard uses this utility to
retrieve security domain information from the CA.
1. Syntax
The sslget tool has the following syntax:
sslget [-e profile information] -n rsa_nickname [-p password | -w pwfile]
[-d dbdir] [-v] [-V] -r url hostname[:port]
Option Description
e Optional. Submits information through a
subsystem form by specifying the form name
and the form fields. For example, this can be
used to submit certificate enrollments through
a certificate profile.
n Gives the CA certificate nickname.
p Gives the certificate database password. Not
used if the -w option is used.
w Optional. Gives the password file path and
name. Not used if the -p option is used.
d Optional. Gives the path to the security
databases.
v Optional. Sets the operation in verbose mode.
V Optional. Gives the version of the sslget
tool.
r Gives the URL of the site or server from which
to download the information.
hostname Gives the hostname of the server to which to
send the request.
port Optional. Gives the port number of the server.
Table 4.1.
2. Usage
It is possible to use sslget to submit information securely to Certificate System subsystems.
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