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  2. NetBackup™ Security and Encryption Guide
  3. Section II. Encryption of data-in-transit
  4. External CA and external certificates
NetBackup™ Security and Encryption Guide

External CA and external certificates

This section includes the following topics:
  • About external CA support in NetBackup

  • Workflow to use external certificates for NetBackup host communication

  • Configuration options for external CA-signed certificates

  • Limitations of Windows Certificate Store support when NetBackup services are running in Local Service account context

  • About certificate revocation lists for external CA

  • About certificate enrollment

  • About viewing enrollment status of primary servers

  • Configuring an external certificate for the NetBackup web server

  • Configuring the primary server to use an external CA-signed certificate

  • Configuring a NetBackup host (media server, client, or cluster node) to use an external CA-signed certificate after installation

  • Enrolling an external certificate for a remote host

  • Viewing the certificate authorities that your NetBackup domain supports

  • Viewing external CA-signed certificates in the NetBackup web UI

  • Renewing a file-based external certificate

  • Removing certificate enrollment

  • Disabling the NetBackup CA in a NetBackup domain

  • Enabling the NetBackup CA in a NetBackup domain

  • Disabling an external CA in a NetBackup domain

  • Changing the subject name of an enrolled external certificate

  • About external certificate configuration for a clustered primary server

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