A default self-signed certificate is installed when you install App Volumes Manager . App Volumes agents use SSL to communicate with the App Volumes Manager and validate the certificate.
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Obtain a CA-Signed Certificate Using a CSR To obtain a certificate from the CA (Certificate Authority), you must generate a CSR (Certificate Signing Request). Later, you can replace the default, self-signed certificate, which is installed when installling App Volumes Manager , with the CA-signed certificate.
Generate a Custom Self-Signed Certificate To replace the default, self-signed certificate, which is installed when installing App Volumes Manager , you can use a custom self-signed certificate. To generate a custom self-signed certificate, you must first create a configuration file and then use this file to generate the key and certificate.
Replace the App Volumes Default Self-Signed Certificate A self-signed certificate is installed when you install App Volumes Manager . You can replace the default self-signed certificate with either a custom self-signed certificate or a CA-signed certificate. To replace the default, self-signed certificate, you must modify the Nginx configuration file.
Import Default Self-Signed Certificate If you do not want to replace the default self-signed certificate in the App Volumes Manager , you can import the certificate and add it to the local trust store of the machine where the App Volumes agent is installed.
Deactivate SSL Certificate Validation in App Volumes Agent SSL certificate validation is enabled by default when you install the App Volumes agent. You can deactivate SSL certificate validation in the agent, either when you are installing the agent or after you have installed the agent.
Enable HTTP in App Volumes Manager You might want to enable an HTTP connection in App Volumes Manager , for example, when you upgrade App Volumes to the latest version, and want to install and test App Volumes immediately without configuring SSL certificates. You can enable the HTTP connection either when you are installing App Volumes Manager or after installation.
Disable SSL in App Volumes Agent You can disable SSL in App Volumes agent after you have installed the agent.
Check for SSL Certificate Revocation You can configure the App Volumes agent to check if the SSL certificate used by a server to communicate with the agent is revoked or not.