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  1. Puppet Server
  2. SERVER-2320

Add a CA CLI command for generating a master cert offline

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    • New Feature
    • Status: Closed
    • Blocker
    • Resolution: Fixed
    • None
    • SERVER 6.0.1
    • None
      • puppetserver ca has a way to generate the master cert standalone, offline
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    • New Feature
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      The `puppetserver ca generate` command now has a flag `--ca-client` that will generate a cert offline (not via the CA API) that is authorized to talk to that API. This can be used to regenerate the master's host cert, or create certs for distribution to other CA nodes that need administrative access to the CA (e.g. the ability to sign and revoke certs). This command should only be used while the Puppet Server is offline, to avoid conflicts with cert serials.
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      The `puppetserver ca generate` command now has a flag `--ca-client` that will generate a cert offline (not via the CA API) that is authorized to talk to that API. This can be used to regenerate the master's host cert, or create certs for distribution to other CA nodes that need administrative access to the CA (e.g. the ability to sign and revoke certs). This command should only be used while the Puppet Server is offline, to avoid conflicts with cert serials.
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      Currently, the CA CLI can only generate the master cert as part of generating the whole CA. It can generate other certificates for other certnames by using the CA API, but this won't work if the master cert isn't present. We should have a special command for just generating the master cert, when the CA is already set up but before the server is running. This might be good as a flag to the generate action, or as its own action.

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      Implemented as a --ca-client flag: `puppetserver ca generate --certname foo --ca-client`

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          Improvement - An improvement or enhancement to an existing feature or task. SERVER-2334 Make CA CLI check that server is offline before generating offline certs

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              maggie Maggie Dreyer
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