platCrypto-CertManagerView

This view is a platform view on any Niagara host. It is also the default view of the CertManagerService under a station’s PlatformServices. The Certificate Management view allows you to create digital certificates and Certificate Signing Requests (CSRs). You use this view to import and export keys and certificates to and from the Workbench, platform and station stores. You access this view, via Tools > > Certificate Management. Also included is a related Tools > > Certificate Signer Tool view.

You use this view to manage PKI (Public Key Infrastructure) and self-signed digital certificates to secure communication within Niagara network. Certificates secure TLS connections to this host.

Figure 122.   Example of a Key Store
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The Certificate Management view has four tabs:

  • User Key Store
  • System Trust Store
  • User Trust Store
  • Allowed Hosts