Creating the certificate - CCURE Access Control 3.8.0

CCURE 9000 Access Control Plugin Guide 3.8.0

Product
CCURE 9000 Access Control
Content type
Guides > Plugin and extension guides
Version
3.8
Release
3.8.0
Language
English
Last updated
2023-10-10

Using the New-SelfSignedCertificate command, you will create a self-signed SSL server certificate on the local computer’s certificate store with the issuer name set to GenetecCCUREPlugin.

What you should know

The certificate created in this procedure expires in 10 years. Upon expiry, the certificate must be re-created.
NOTE: To do this task, you must be running Windows Server 2016 or later, or Windows 10 or later.

Procedure

  1. On the CCURE 9000 server, open a Windows PowerShell console in Administrator mode.
  2. At the prompt, run the following command:
    Code
    New-SelfSignedCertificate -CertStoreLocation Cert:\LocalMachine\My -DnsName "GenetecCCUREPlugin" -FriendlyName "GenetecCCUREPlugin" -NotAfter (Get-Date).AddYears(10) 
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  3. Verify that your certificate is valid, as follows:
    1. From the Windows Start menu, open Manage computer certificates.
      Tip: As a shortcut, you can press Windows key+R, and then type certlm.msc in the Run dialog box.
    2. From the certlm console, under Certificates – Local Computer, click Personal > Certificates.
    3. Confirm that GenetecCCUREPlugin has the following settings:
      Issued to
      GenetecCCUREPlugin
      Issued by
      GenetecCCUREPlugin
      Expiration Date
      10 years from the creation date
      Intended purpose
      Server Authentication