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  2. NetBackup™ Security and Encryption Guide
  3. Section II. Encryption of data-in-transit
  4. External CA and external certificates
  5. Configuring rotation of external CA-issued certificates for host communication
  6. Configure rotation of external certificates for a host
NetBackup™ Security and Encryption Guide

Configure rotation of external certificates for a host

To configure rotation of external certificate of a host

  1. Sign into the NetBackup web UI using the security administrator account.
  2. In the left pane, click Security > Certificates > External certificates tab.

    The tab lists all the hosts and their external certificates.

  3. Select the host for which you want to configure rotation of external certificates and click Actions > Upload.

    Provide the following certificate artifacts:

    • Certificate

    • Private key

    • Passphrase

    • Trust store

    • CRL check level: leaf, chain, or none

  4. Click Upload.

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