vascert is the Certificate Autoenrollment command line tool for certificate enrollment. With vascert you can configure various aspects of Certificate Autoenrollment. You can manually trigger certificate enrollment processing. vascert is also helpful for troubleshooting various network and authentication problems that may occur.
This command reference details the command line usage for vascert.
vascert is the Certificate Autoenrollment processor.
vascert
vascert [-d <debug level [1-6]>] [-b] [-h <command>] <command [command options]>
vascert is the Certificate Autoenrollment processor for Unix clients.
To run vascert, specify one or more general options, then specify a specific command which may have further options and arguments.
| Command |
Description |
|---|---|
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clean |
Clears certificate enrollment state information. |
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configure |
Allows you to configure Certificate Autoenrollment settings. |
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importca |
Imports trusted root CA certificates based on policy. |
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info |
Dumps the contents of a policy template. |
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list |
Lists all configured policy template names. |
|
pulse |
Performs Certificate Autoenrollment processing. |
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renew |
Renews an existing certificate based on a policy template. |
|
server |
Manages local policy server configuration. |
|
trigger |
Triggers machine-based Certificate Autoenrollment policy processing. |
|
unconfigure |
Allows you to un-configure Certificate Autoenrollment settings. |
The following options can be passed to all vascert commands. Specify these options before the command name.
[-d <debug level [1-6]> ]
Prints additional information according to debug level, higher debug level prints more output.
[-b]
Do not display banner text.
[-h <command>]
Display help for a particular command.
The following is a detailed description of all the available vascert commands, their usage and arguments.
Clears certificate enrollment state information.
vascert [common options] clean [-u <username>] [-x]
[-u <username>] is the name of the user to perform the operation.
[-x] removes all local state information.
This command causes Certificate Autoenrollment to remove all previous configuration and downloaded policy. When run as root with the -x option, this command removes all local state information returning the system to the state it had just after package install.
Allows you to configure Certificate Autoenrollment settings.
vascert [common options] configure <sub-command> <command>
debug enables debug logging for all Certificate Autoenrollment components.
Debug command arguments:
vascert [common options] configure debug [-u <username>]
[-u <username>] is the name of the user to perform the operation.
Imports trusted root CA certificates based on policy.
vascert [common options] importca [-u <username>] [-p]
[-u <username>] is the name of the user to perform the operation.
[-p] simulates policy-based CA import.
Dumps the contents of a policy template.
vascert [common options] info <policy template name>
Lists all configured policy template names.
vascert [common options] list [-p]
[-p] lists pending enrollment requests.
Performs Certificate Autoenrollment processing.
vascert [common options] pulse [-p]
[-p] simulates policy-based pulse.
Renews an existing certificate based on a policy template.
vascert [common options] renew -t <template name>
-t <template name> is the name of the policy template for which certificates are to be renewed.
Manages local policy server configuration.
vascert [common options] server <sub-command>
remove removes a policy server configuration by URL.
list lists policy servers that are configured locally.
add adds a new local server configuration.
Remove command arguments:
vascert [common options] server remove [-u <username>] [-a] <URL>
[-u <username>] is the name of the user to perform the operation.
[-a] removes all server configurations.
List command arguments:
vascert [common options] server list [-u <username>]
[-u <username>] is the name of the user to perform the operation.
Add command arguments:
vascert [common options] server add [-u <username>] [-c <cost> ] -r <URL> [-n <name> ]
[-u <username>] is the name of the user to perform the operation.
[-c <cost>] specifies the cost associated with this server. Servers with lower cost are preferred when performing server selection.
-r <URL> specifies the service endpoint to contact to object enrollment policy.
[-n <name>] specifies the display name of this server.
Triggers machine-based Certificate Autoenrollment policy processing.
vascert [common options] trigger
Allows you to un-configure Certificate Autoenrollment settings.
vascert [common options] unconfigure <sub-command> <command>
debug disables debug logging for all Certificate Autoenrollment components.
Debug command arguments
vascert [common options] unconfigure debug [-u <username>]
[-u <username>] is the name of the user to perform the operation.
One Identity Starling integration
Starling Two-Factor Authentication requirements
Joining Safeguard Authentication Services with Starling
Configuring Starling to use a proxy server
Starling Attributes: Configure LDAP attributes for use with push notifications
Logging in with Starling Two-Factor Authentication
Disabling Starling 2FA for a specific PAM service
Defender installation prerequisites
Change Auditor for Authentication Services integration
Safeguard Authentication Services integrates with the following products.
This section includes instructions for integrating Starling Two-Factor Authentication, Defender, and Change Auditor with Safeguard Authentication Services.
Note: See the One Identity website for information related to the integration of Safeguard Authentication Services with other products.
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