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GRID-CA-SIGN(1) Globus Commands GRID-CA-SIGN(1)

NAME

grid-ca-sign - Sign a certificate with a SimpleCA for use on a grid

SYNOPSIS

grid-ca-sign [-help] [-h] [-usage] [-version] [-versions]
grid-ca-sign -in REQUEST -out CERTIFICATE
 
[-force] [-dir  DIRECTORY]
 
[-openssl-help] [ OPENSSL-OPTIONS]

DESCRIPTION

The grid-ca-sign program signs a certificate based on a request file with a CA certificate created by grid-ca-create. The new certificate is written to a file. If the CA has already signed a certificate with the same subject name as contained in the certificate request, it will refuse to sign the new request unless the -force option is provided on the command-line.
If run as a privileged user, grid-ca-sign uses the CA certificate and configuration located in ${localstatedir}/lib/globus/simple_ca to sign the certificate. For a non-privileged user, grid-ca-sign uses the CA certificate and configuration located in $HOME/.globus/simpleCA. The grid-ca-sign program an use a different CA configuration and certificate by using the -dir option.
The full set of command-line options to grid-ca-sign follows. In addition to these, unknown options will be passed to the openssl command when creating the self-signed certificate.
-help, -h, -usage
Display the command-line options to grid-ca-sign and exit.
-version, -versions
Display the version number of the grid-ca-sign command. The second form includes details about the package containing grid-ca-sign.
-in REQUEST
Sign the request contained in the REQUEST file.
-out CERTIFICATE
Write the signed request to the CERTIFICATE file.
-force
Revoke any previously issued certificate with the same subject name as in the certificate request and issue a new certificate. Otherwise, grid-ca-sign will refuse to sign the request.
-dir DIRECTORY
Sign the certificate using the Simple CA certificate and configuration located in DIRECTORY instead of the default.
-openssl-help
Print the command-line options available for the openssl ca command.

EXAMPLES

Sign a certificate request using the simple CA in $HOME/SimpleCA 
%  grid-ca-sign -in usercert_request.pem -out usercert.pem -dir $HOME/SimpleCA


To sign the request
please enter the password for the CA key: 


The new signed certificate is at: /home/juser/.globus/simpleCA/newcerts/01.pem

ENVIRONMENT VARIABLES

The following environment variables affect the execution of grid-ca-sign:
GLOBUS_LOCATION
Non-standard installation path of the Globus toolkit.

SEE ALSO

grid-cert-request(1), grid-ca-create(1), grid-default-ca(1), grid-ca-package(1)

AUTHOR

University of Chicago
07/22/2011 Globus Toolkit 5.2.0