GlobalSign SSL CA

Prerequisites

To configure a GlobalSign SSL CA account in AppViewX, you will need:
  • SSL URL
  • GlobalSign administrator account
  • Manager and Staff in charge user roles

    For links to detailed instructions to get the above information from GlobalSign SSL, see the References section.

  • Internet access or a proxy configuration for the AppViewX server. Refer the Managing Proxy Settings documentation in the Platform guides.

Configuring GlobalSign SSL

  1. Go to (Menu) > CERT+ > ADMINISTRATION > Certificate Authority.
  2. From the displayed CA, Select GlobalSign.
    The GlobalSign home page is displayed.
  3. Click the GlobalSign SSL tab.
  4. Click the Configure Now button or +Add icon from the middle or top-right of the page respectively.
    The GlobalSign SSL configuration page is displayed.
  5. Update the following details in the General Information section as described in the table.
    Table 1. General Information - Field Description Table
    Fields Description
    *CA Account name A unique name to identify the CA setting. No special characters other than ‘.’, ‘-’,’_’ are allowed. The name should not start with special characters.
    *Purpose/Usage Certificate Type for which CLM actions will be enabled. For example, Server and Client.
    Proxy Required Enable this field if the CA communication needs to happen via Proxy. The proxy details configured in general settings will be used for communication.
    Data Center (AppViewX's CA agent) Select the data center through which the CA communication needs to happen.
    *: Mandatory fields
  6. Update the following details in the CA Configuration section as described in the table.
    Table 2. CA Configuration - Field Description Table
    Fields Description
    *SSL URL Base URL of the SSL API.
    *User Name Provide a username of the GCC to communicate with the CA.
    *Password Provide a password for the GCC to communicate with the CA.
    *: Mandatory fields
  7. Click Save.
    In the CA instance inventory, the connection status is initially set to In Progress. Twice after this, this status is automatically checked and refreshed every 5 seconds. Once the CA instance is successfully configured, the status is updated to Success. Status checks after the first two times have to be done via a manual refresh.
    Note: In case the connection fails, you can manually verify the connection status by clicking the Check button in the Connection Status field.

Manually Validating the GlobalSign SSL Connection Status

  1. Go to (Menu) > CERT+ > ADMINISTRATION > Certificate Authority.
  2. From the displayed CA, Select GlobalSign.
    The GlobalSign home page is displayed.
  3. Click GlobalSign SSL from the left pane of the page.
    The GlobalSign SSL home page is displayed.
  4. In the Status column of the grid with the listed accounts, click Check to validate the CA setting that is created.
    CA communication will be validated and the Connection Status will be shown as either Success or Failure.