nethsm-key-csr(1)

NAME
nethsm-key-csr - Get a Certificate Signing Request for a key

SYNOPSIS
nethsm key csr [-a|--auth-passphrase-file] [-f|--force] [-c|--config] [-o|--output] [-l|--label] [-u|--user] [-h|--help] <KEY_ID> <COMMON_NAME> [ORG_NAME] [ORG_UNIT] [LOCALITY] [STATE] [COUNTRY] [EMAIL]

DESCRIPTION
Get a Certificate Signing Request for a key

The PKCS#10 Certificate Signing Request (CSR) is returned in Privacy-enhanced Electronic Mail (PEM) format. Unless a specific output file is chosen, the certificate is returned on stdout.

At a minimum, the "Common Name" (CN) attribute for the CSR has to be provided.

System-wide users in the "Administrator" or "Operator" role can only create CSRs for system-wide keys. Namespaced users in the "Administrator" or "Operator" role can only create CSRs for keys in their own namespace.

Requires authentication of a user in the "Administrator" or "Operator" role (with access to the key - see "nethsm key tag" and "nethsm user tag").

OPTIONS

-a, --auth-passphrase-file <AUTH_PASSPHRASE_FILE>
    The path to a file containing a passphrase for authentication The passphrase provided in the file must be the one for the user chosen for the command. This option can be provided multiple times, which is needed for commands that require multiple roles at once. With multiple passphrase files ordering matters, as the files are assigned to the respective user provided by the "--user" option.
    May also be specified with the NETHSM_AUTH_PASSPHRASE_FILE environment variable.

-f, --force
    Write to output file even if it exists already
    May also be specified with the NETHSM_FORCE environment variable.

-c, --config <CONFIG>
    The path to a custom configuration file If specified, the custom configuration file is used instead of the default configuration file location.
    May also be specified with the NETHSM_CONFIG environment variable.

-o, --output <OUTPUT>
    The optional path to a specific output file
    May also be specified with the NETHSM_KEY_CSR_OUTPUT_FILE environment variable.

-l, --label <LABEL>
    A label uniquely identifying a device in the configuration file Must be provided if more than one device is setup in the configuration file.
    May also be specified with the NETHSM_LABEL environment variable.

-u, --user <USER>
    A user name which is used for a command Can be provided, if no user name is setup in the configuration file for a device. Must be provided, if several user names of the same target role are setup in the configuration file for a device. This option can be provided multiple times, which is needed for commands that require multiple roles at once.
    May also be specified with the NETHSM_USER environment variable.

-h, --help
    Print help (see a summary with '-h')

<KEY_ID>
    The key ID for which to create a CSR
    May also be specified with the NETHSM_KEY_ID environment variable.

<COMMON_NAME>
    The mandatory "Common Name" (CN) attribute for the CSR A fully qualified domain name (FQDN) that should be secured using the CSR.
    May also be specified with the NETHSM_KEY_CSR_COMMON_NAME environment variable.

[ORG_NAME]
    The optional "Organization Name" (O) attribute for the CSR Usually the legal name of a company or entity and should include any suffixes such as Ltd., Inc., or Corp.
    May also be specified with the NETHSM_KEY_CSR_ORG_NAME environment variable.

[ORG_UNIT]
    The optional "Organizational Unit" (OU) attribute for the CSR Internal organization department/division name.
    May also be specified with the NETHSM_KEY_CSR_ORG_UNIT environment variable.

[LOCALITY]
    The optional "Locality" (L) attribute for the CSR Name of town, city, village, etc.
    May also be specified with the NETHSM_KEY_CSR_LOCALITY environment variable.

[STATE]
    The optional "State" (ST) attribute for the CSR Province, region, county or state.
    May also be specified with the NETHSM_KEY_CSR_STATE environment variable.

[COUNTRY]
    The optional "Country" (C) attribute for the CSR The two-letter ISO code for the country where the "Organization" (O) is located.
    May also be specified with the NETHSM_KEY_CSR_COUNTRY environment variable.

[EMAIL]
    The optional "Email Address" (EMAIL) attribute for the CSR The organization contact, usually of the certificate administrator or IT department.
    May also be specified with the NETHSM_KEY_CSR_EMAIL environment variable.