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To manage agents, you need to create the following certificates:

  • Axidian CertiFlow Agent CA – a root certificate required to issue certificates to user workstations where Agents are deployed.
  • Axidian CertiFlow Agent SSL – an authentication certificate signed by root certificate and . This certificate is required to establish a two-way secure connection between the CertiFlow server and a the workstation where Agent is deployed. 
  • Workstation certificate – a certificate, which is issued automatically when a client agent is registered. To be able to assign tasks to a workstation, the CertiFlow server verifies the authenticity of a workstation certificate and adds the certificate. Once the certificate is verified, the server adds this workstation to the trusted list. 

To create agent certificates, run :

  1. Run the IndeedCM.Agent.Cert.Generator.exe
 on
  1. utility on the Axidian CertiFlow server
and set
  1. . 
  2. Generate root and SSL certificates with the following parameters:

Generating root and SSL certificates

/root – generates

an agent

a root certificate. 
/rootKeySize (optional) – sets a private key length for

the

root certificate. Default value is 4096 bits

by default

, other supported values are from 512 to 8192 bits

is possible

.
/sn <DNS-server name> – generates an SSL certificate for the specified DNS server name.
/csn – generates an SSL certificate for the server where the utility is running.
/sslKeySize (optional) – sets a private key length for an SSL certificate. Default value is 2048 bits by default, other supported values are from 512 to 4096 bits

is possible

.
/pwd (optional)– sets a password for an SSL certificate.
/installToStore (optional)–publishes issued certificates to the server's certificate storages:

    • Agent CA certificate is published to Trusted Root Certification Authorities.
    • Agent SSL certificate is published to the Personal certificates storage of the workstation where Axidian CertiFlow server is deployed.
Generating

You can also generate an SSL certificate

with an existing Agent CA

via existing root certificate. Use the following parameters: 

/rootKey – sets the path to the root certificate file.
/ssl – generates an SSL certificate. 
/sn <DNS-server name> – generates an SSL certificate for the specified DNS server name.
/csn – generates an SSL certificate for the server where the utility is running.
/pwd (optional) – sets a password for SSL certificate.
/sslKeySize (optional) – sets a private key length for SSL certificate. 2048 bits by default, 512 to 4096 bits is possible.
/installToStore (optional) – publishes issued SSL certificates to the Personal certificates storage of the workstation where Axidian CertiFlow server is deployed.

Code Block
languagepowershell
titleExample
Cm.Agent.Cert.Generator.exe /root /csn /installToStore

The following files show up should appear in the utility directory: 

  • agent_root_ca.json – root certificate with private key in JSON format.
  • agent_root_ca.cer – agent root certificate.
  • agent_root_ca.key – private key of agent root certificate.
  • agent_ssl_cert.cer – agent SSL - certificate.
  • agent_ssl_cert.key – private key of agent SSL - certificate.
  • agent_ssl_cert.pfx – SSL - certificate with private key in PFX format. 
Info

Publish the Agent CAcertificate (agent_root_ca.cer) to Trusted Root Certification Authorities on Axidian CertiFlow server.

If you have multiple Axidian CertiFlow server servers with Agents, use the same root certificate for all servers and separate specific SSL certificates for each server.

To create an SSL certificate for another server:

  1. Copy the IndeedCM.Agent.Cert.Generator.exe folder and agent_root_ca.json file and move it them to required server.
  2. Run the following command:
Code Block
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Cm.Agent.Cert.Generator.exe /rootKey <path to agent_root_ca.json file> /ssl /sn <DNS-server name IndeedCM> /installToStore

Configuring secure connection to the agent services site

  1. Open the IIS Manager, select IndeedCM Agent Site and go to Bindings.
  2. Select binding to 3003 port and click Edit.
  3. Define Axidian CertiFlow Agent SSL as SSL certificate and click OK.
Note

3003 port is set by default. If you use another port, create and configure a new binding for this port. The port must be open to incoming connections in the firewall.

SSL/TLS certificate can be an RSA certificate issued by any trusted CA for Axidian CertiFlow server:

  • Subject should contain the Common name value (FQDN of the system server).
  • SAN (Subject Alternative Name) should contain the DNS-name value (FQDN of the system server). 
  • Enhanced Key Usage should contain the Server Authentication value.