Updating a private key

This procedure describes how to update a private key. The Naming Service requires the private key password interactively during startup. This requirement prevents users from activating the Naming Service in batch mode.

In the Control-M/EM demonstration certificates, the password has been stripped from the private key so that the Naming Service can be invoked without entering the password. The ssl_ns.conf configuration file points to the stripped private key file.

To activate the Naming Service using a new stripped private key:

1. Use the <EM Home Directory>/etc/ssl_ns.conf file for the Naming Service.
2. Place the stripped private key file in the <Control-M/EM_directory>/ini/ssl directory.
3. Update the ssl_ns.conf file with the new private key file name, by updating the SSLPrivateKey value.