Chapter 2. Authentication and Security

Procedure 2.1. Attain a certificate

1. Method 1 - Use a command line tool to download the certificate from the server. Examples of command line tools include cURL and Wget; both are available for multiple platforms.
   1. If using cURL:

      curl -o rhsc.cer http://[rhsc-server]/ca.crt

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   2. If using Wget:

      wget -O rhsc.cer http://[rhsc-server]/ca.crt

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2. Method 2 - Use a web browser to navigate to the certificate located at:

   http://[rhsc-server]/ca.crt

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   Depending on the chosen browser, the certificate either downloads or imports into the browser's keystore.
   1. If the browser downloads the certificate: save the file as rhsc.cer.
      If the browser imports the certificate: export it from the browser's certification options and save it as rhsc.cer.

Procedure 2.2. Import a certificate to your client

• A certificate import for your client relies on how the client itself stores and interprets certificates. This guide contains an example on importing to a Java keystore in Appendix D, Java Keystores. For clients not using Network Security Services (NSS) or Java KeyStore (JKS), please refer to your client documentation for more information on importing a certificate.