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dp.properties

This article is valid for Certificate Manager 8.4 and later.

The dp.properties file contains the configuration parameters used by the Distribution Point servlet.

http://<pgwy-host>:<port>/pgwy/dp[/<handler>]

Paths: The paths specified below are relative to <cm-gateway>

Parameters

Parameter

Description

start

Controls if the Distribution Point servlet should start or not.

start = false


filter

Contains a filter for the handler part of the URL specified as a regular expression.

format

Contains the name of a format definition file.

cxlprocedure

The CM procedure to fetch CRL/CIL files from.

ca

Contains the name of the CA to fetch the certificate from.

cache

Optional

Determines the duration that the files should be cached, before retrieval from CF once again. PT0S for no caching. May only be configured for the entire servlet, not on per handler basis. Default value: PT60S

#default.cache = PT60S


cxlfile

A relative path to the CRL/CIL file for distribution. The path is relative to <cm-gateway>. Only X509 CRL and CILs are supported.

cafile

A relative path to the CA file for distribution. The path is relative to <cm-gateway>. Only X509 CA certificates in DER format are supported.

Define handlers

Get CRL from CRL procedure crl/{crl-name}

#handler.0.filter = cxl/Example CA.crl
#handler.0.cxlprocedure = Example CRL Procedure
#handler.0.format = dp_cxl_download

Get CA cert from CM by CA name ca/{ca-name}

#handler.1.filter = ca/Example CA Cert
#handler.1.ca = Example CA ID
#handler.1.format = dp_ca_download

Get CRL from file crl/{ca-name}

#handler.2.filter = crl/example_root.crl
#handler.2.cxlfile = example_root.crl
#handler.2.format = dp_cxl_download

Get CA from file ca/{ca-name}

#handler.3.filter = ca/example_root.cer
#handler.3.cafile = example_root.cer
#handler.3.format = dp_ca_download