Installed third party root certificate with Error: 0 CA certificate(s) specified. You must supply the CA certificate(s) used to guarantee the host certificate. When running the ssl-utility.pl script.

Products

• VMware Smart Assurance

Issue/Introduction

Provide a solution when using the ssl-utility.pl

Symptoms:

When installing a Third Party Root Certificate you might get the following error message: 

[root@ncmdev-as ssl]# perl ssl-utility.pl -install server.key server.cer
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SSL Configuration Utility
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0 CA certificate(s) specified.
You must supply the CA certificate(s) used to guarantee the host certificate

Environment

NCM 10.x

Cause

The Root Certificate wasn't supplied when using the ssl-utility.pl script. Only the optional intermediate Certificate file was provided.

Resolution

1. Log into the CLI of the Application Server at root level. 
2. source /etc/voyence.conf
3. Goto the $VOYENCE_HOME/tools/ssl directory. 
4. Run the following script and make sure the root certificate and private key are in the $VOYENCE_HOME/tools/ssl directory. The Intermediate Cert is optional. 
   • perl ssl-utility.pl -install <private key file> <host cert file> <ROOT CA Cert file> <Intermediate Cert file1>