Unable to communicate with Security Center - Genetec Update Service

Genetecâ„¢ Update Service User Guide

Applies to
Genetec Update Service
Last updated
2024-02-29
Content type
Guides > User guides
Language
English
Product
Genetec Update Service

If GUS cannot communicate with Security Center due to a certificate issue, you can manually reset the server certificate.

Cause

The Main GUS pins the Server Admin certificate after Security Center generates it to allow secured communications.

A certificate error can occur if the Server Admin certificate changes. It causes a mismatch with the certificate that GUS pinned initially. An error can also occur when the certificate fails any certificate or SSL policy validation used by the GUS. For example, if a certificate has an expired date, the GUS does not trust it and rejects it.

Solution

To reset the certificate pinned by the Main GUS:
  1. On the Main GUS, stop the Genetec Update Service and Genetec Update Service Sidecar services.
  2. Go to C:\ProgramData\Genetec Update Service\Certificates\Server\ and delete both the certificate and the certificate pin files:
    • [Hostname]_[restPort#].cer
    • [Hostname]_[restPort#].pin.xml
  3. Restart the Genetec Update Service and Genetec Update Service Sidecar services.

If the Server Admin uses a trusted certificate, validate that the certificate is trusted on the Main GUS machine.