Install CA Cert on Ubuntu

Starting with version 5.5 of VALT, if using an internal CA instead of a public CA, the CA certified will need to be installed in Ubuntu.

Note: At the time of the writing of this article the update, install, and ssl scripts have not yet been updated. The intent is to update these scripts to account for this issue, however many customers may not have provided the cert for their internal CA when SSL was initially set up on their VALT appliance.

1. If the CA cert is not already in PEM format, convert the certificate to PEM format.

   openssl x509 -inform der -in certificate.cer -out certificate.pem

   Note: This example is for converting a DER cert to PEM. If you cert is in a different format, this command will not work.

2. Copy the ca certificate to /usr/local/share/ca-certificates/. The certificate must end in .crt

   sudo cp certificate.pem /usr/local/share/ca-certificates/certificate.crt

3. Run the following command:

   sudo update-ca-certificates