viocli certificate Command

Use the viocli certificate command to add, remove, and view certificates.

Note: To generate a certificate signing request (CSR) or update an existing certificate, see viocli deployment Command.

The viocli certificate command supports a variety of actions to perform different tasks. The following parameters apply to all actions.

Parameter	Mandatory or Optional	Description
-d NAME or --deployment NAME	Optional	Name of the deployment to use. If you do not enter a value, the default deployment is used.
-p or --progress	Optional	Shows the progress of the current operation.

You can run viocli certificate -h or viocli certificate --help to display the actions and parameters for the command. You can also use the -h or --help option on any action to display parameters for the action. For example, viocli certificate add -h will show parameters for the add action.

The actions that viocli certificate supports are listed as follows.

viocli certificate add [-d NAME] --name CERT-NAME --cert CERT-FILE [-p]

Adds a certificate to the certificate store. The following additional parameters apply to the add action.

Parameter	Mandatory or Optional	Description
--cert CERT-FILE	Mandatory	Certificate to add. The certificate must be in PEM format.
--name CERT-NAME	Mandatory	Name of the certificate.

 

viocli certificate remove [-d NAME] --name CERT-NAME [-p]

Removes a certificate from the certificate store. The following additional parameters apply to the remove action.

Parameter	Mandatory or Optional	Description
--name CERT-NAME	Mandatory	Name of the certificate.

 

viocli certificate list [-d NAME] [--json JSON | -pretty PRETTY] [-p]

Lists all certificates in the certificate store. The following additional parameters apply to the list action.

Parameter	Mandatory or Optional	Description
--json JSON --pretty PRETTY	Optional	Displays output in JSON format or as formatted text. If you do not enter a value, PRETTY is used when the command is run interactively and JSON is used when the command is run noninteractively.

 

viocli certificate show [-d NAME] --name CERT-NAME [--json JSON | --pretty PRETTY] [-p]

Shows detailed information about a specified certificate. The following additional parameters apply to the show action.

Parameter	Mandatory or Optional	Description
--name CERT-NAME	Mandatory	Name of the certificate.
--json JSON --pretty PRETTY	Optional	Displays output in JSON format or as formatted text. If you do not enter a value, PRETTY is used when the command is run interactively and JSON is used when the command is run noninteractively.