Steps to create and Install Self signed CA certificates. | NetApp | Page 1

knotty imp Mar 7, 2023, 5:45 PM

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are there steps available to create and install self signed CA certificates in ONTAP?

alpine badge Mar 7, 2023, 8:19 PM

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https://kb.netapp.com/Advice_and_Troubleshooting/Data_Storage_Software/ONTAP_OS/How_to_renew_a_Self-Signed_SSL_certificate_in_ONTAP_9

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How to renew a Self-Signed SSL certificate in ONTAP 9

This article describes the procedure to renew an SSL certificate in ONTAP 9 storage systems. The default certificate expires after 365 days.The procedure is the same for other SSL certificates used …

knotty imp Mar 8, 2023, 1:32 AM

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Thanks John
this article is good but I need help in creating certificates

trying to authenticate ONTAP with self signed certificate, so would like to know the steps in creating server, server-ca and clinet-ca certificates/keys

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instead using certificates signed by trusted CA
want to create own CA and create certificate with it.

alpine badge Mar 8, 2023, 4:09 PM

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Hi Mohan, creating your own CA would be done outside of NetApp/ONTAP. Once you create your local CA, you can create your CA certs and install them to ONTAP.

analog blade Mar 8, 2023, 5:39 PM

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@knotty imp You can refer steps from Harvest
https://netapp.github.io/harvest/23.02/prepare-cdot-clusters/#using-certificate-authentication

#Steps to create and Install Self signed CA certificates.