System information

CMC Request

The CMC Request utility, CMCRequest, creates a CMC request from one or more PKCS #10 or

CRMF requests. The utility can also be used to revoke certificates.

1. Syntax

The CMCRequest command uses a configuration file (.cfg) as a parameter. The .cfg file must

include the path to the file of the formatted CMC request:

CMCRequest /path/to/file.cfg

For revocation requests, the revRequest.enable parameter must be set to true, and related

parameters must contain the appropriate information.

The .cfg file contains the following parameters:

Parameters Description

numRequests

The total number of PKCS #10 or CRMF

requests. In some cases, the value of this

parameter can be 0.

For example, numRequests=1.

input

The full path and filename of the PKCS #10 or

CRMF request, which must be in base-64

encoded format. Multiple filenames are

separated by white space. This parameter is a

required if the value for numRequests is

greater than 0.

For example, input=crmf1.

output

Required. The full path and filename for the

generated binary CMC request.

For example, output=cmc.

nickname

Required. The nickname of the agent

certificate used to sign the full CMC request.

For example, nickname=CS

Agent-102504a's 102504a ID.

dbdir

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