System information

HTTP Client
The HTTP Client utility, HttpClient, sends a CMC request (created with the CMC Request
utility) or a PKCS #10 request to a CA.
1. Syntax
This utility takes a single .cfg configuration file as a parameter. The syntax is as follows:
HttpClient /path/to/file.cfg
The .cfg file has the following parameters:
Parameters Description
host The hostname for the Certificate System
server. For example: host=server.com
port The port number for Certificate System
server. For example: port=1028
secure true for an HTTPS connection, false for an
HTTP connection. For example: secure=true
input The full path and filename for the enrollment
request, which must be in binary format. For
example: input=cmcReqCRMFBin
output The full path and filename for the response in
binary format. For example: output=cmcResp
dbdir The full path to the directory where the
cert8.db, key3.db, and secmod.db
databases are located. This parameter is
ignored if secure=false. For example:
dbdir=/usr/bin
clientmode true for client authentication, false for no
client authentication. This parameter is
ignored if secure=false. For example:
clientmode=true
password The password for the cert8.db database.
This parameter is ignored if secure=false
and clientauth=false. For example:
password=redhat
nickname The nickname of the client certificate. This
parameter is ignored if clientmode=false.
For example: nickname=CS
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