Configuring HTTPS with an existing custom certificate - BlueCat Address Manager - 8.3.1

Upload a pre-configured or existing Certificate Authority (CA) certificate, CA Certificate Bundle, and optional private key.

1. Select the Administration tab. Tabs remember the page you last worked on, so select the tab again to ensure you're on the Administration page.
2. Under User Management, click Secure Access.
3. Under General, complete the following:
   • Select Server—by default, this is the IP address of a standalone Address Manager server. If running Address Manager in replication, use the drop-down menu to select the IP address of Primary or Standby Address Manager servers.
   • HTTP—from the drop-down menu, select either Enable, Disable, or Redirect to HTTPS.
     Note: Redirect to HTTPS

     Selecting Redirect to HTTPS will redirect users to HTTPS if they attempt to access Address Manager using HTTP. You must have HTTPS enabled to use Redirect to HTTPS.

     • If the Address Manager domain name is configured to resolve to an IPv6 address, enabling Redirect to HTTPS will redirect the domain name in the URL to an IPv6 address, resulting in an unknown certificate warning in your browser. For more information, refer to knowledge base article 5978 on BlueCat Customer Care.
   • HTTPS—from the drop-down menu, select Enable.
     Important: Disabling HTTPS

     You cannot disable HTTPS if HTTP is configured to redirect to HTTPS. For more information on disabling HTTP or HTTPS, refer to Disabling HTTP or HTTPS.

4. Under Server Certificate Settings, select Custom.
5. Select Load Custom Certificate.
6. Under Upload Certificate, complete the following:
   • Use Previously Configured Private Key—(optional) select to use the previously configured private key stored in the Address Manager database.
     Note:

     • This check box is not clickable when loading a private CA key into Address Manager for the first time. After loading the CA certificate and bundle file and updating Address Manager, this check box will be selected by default (Address Manager stores one copy of the key in its database).
     • Deselect this check box only if you want to upload a new private CA key. Address Manager will warn you that uploading a new private key will overwrite the key already stored in the Address Manager database.
   • Private Key—(optional) click Choose File to select a private key file (<common_name>.key) on your local machine or workstation.
     Attention: The private key must comply with PKCS #8 standards.
   • Use Password—(optional) select the check box to provide security for the private key. Once selected, the Password field opens.
     • Password—enter an alphanumeric password to secure your private key.
   • Domain Signed Certificate—click Choose File to select a CA certificate (<common_name>.crt) on your local machine or workstation.
   • Intermediate Bundle Certificate—click Choose File to select a CA certificate bundle (<common_name>.ca-bundle) on your local machine or workstation.
7. Click Update. The Confirm Web Access Configuration opens.
8. Under Confirm Configuration, verify your changes.
   Listed changes will include the IP address of the Address Manager server, HTTPS or HTTPS status (enable/disable), and certificate type.
9. Click Yes. The Address Manager server will be temporarily unavailable as the changes are committed and the server restarts.