---
name: "pki-server-ca"
section: "8"
platform: "linux"
package: "pki-ca"
version: "10.10.2-3"
release: "Debian 11 (Bullseye)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/pki-server-ca"
---

# pki-server-ca(8)

Command-line interface for managing PKI CA.

## NAME

pki-server-ca - Command-line interface for managing PKI CA.

## SYNOPSIS

**pki-server** \[*CLI-options*\] **ca-cert-chain-export** \[*command-options*\]\
 **pki-server** \[*CLI-options*\] **ca-cert-request-find** \[*command-options*\]\
 **pki-server** \[*CLI-options*\] **ca-cert-request-show** \[*command-options*\] *request-ID*\
 **pki-server** \[*CLI-options*\] **ca-clone-prepare** \[*command-options*\]\
 **pki-server** \[*CLI-options*\] **ca-audit-event-find** \[*command-options*\]\
 **pki-server** \[*CLI-options*\] **ca-audit-event-enable** \[*command-options*\] *event-ID*\
 **pki-server** \[*CLI-options*\] **ca-audit-event-disable** \[*command-options*\] *event-ID*\
 **pki-server** \[*CLI-options*\] **ca-audit-event-modify** \[*command-options*\] *event-ID*\
 **pki-server** \[*CLI-options*\] **ca-audit-file-find** \[*command-options*\]\
 **pki-server** \[*CLI-options*\] **ca-audit-file-verify** \[*command-options*\]

## DESCRIPTION

The **pki-server ca** commands provide command-line interfaces to manage PKI CA.

**pki-server** \[*CLI-options*\] **ca** \[*command-options*\]\
\
     This command is to list available PKI CA management commands.

**pki-server** \[*CLI-options*\] **ca-cert-chain-export** \[*command-options*\]\
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     This command is to export CA certificates with chain and keys to PKCS #12 file.\
     The output filename and either password or password file are required.

**pki-server** \[*CLI-options*\] **ca-cert-request-find** \[*command-options*\]\
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     This command will list all the certificate request in the CA.\
     After specifying the certificate file it will search for certificate request in the database.\
     It accepts certificate without any BEGIN/END CERTIFICATE header/footer.

**pki-server** \[*CLI-options*\] **ca-cert-request-show** \[*command-options*\] *request-ID*\
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     This command is to show the certificate request as per certificate request ID.\
     It shows the Request ID, Type, Status and Request (in Base64 format).

**pki-server** \[*CLI-options*\] **ca-clone-prepare** \[*command-options*\]\
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     This command exports CA system certificates into a PKCS #12 file with private keys.

**pki-server** \[*CLI-options*\] **ca-audit-event-find** \[*command-options*\]\
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     This command list all the audit events which are enabled/disabled.

**pki-server** \[*CLI-options*\] **ca-audit-event-enable** \[*command-options*\] *event-ID*\
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     This command will enable audit events in the CA.

**pki-server** \[*CLI-options*\] **ca-audit-event-disable** \[*command-options*\] *event-ID*\
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     This command will disable audit events in the CA.

**pki-server** \[*CLI-options*\] **ca-audit-event-modify** \[*command-options*\] *event-ID*\
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     This command will modify the event filter for audit events.

**pki-server** \[*CLI-options*\] **ca-audit-file-find** \[*command-options*\]\
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     This command lists audit log files generated by the CA.

**pki-server** \[*CLI-options*\] **ca-audit-file-verify** \[*command-options*\]\
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     This command will verify whether the signatures in the audit log files are valid.

## AUDIT EVENTS

Logging audit events:

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  AUDIT\_LOG\_STARTUP

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  AUDIT\_LOG\_SHUTDOWN

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  AUDIT\_LOG\_DELETE

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  LOG\_PATH\_CHANGE

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  LOG\_EXPIRATION\_CHANGE

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  CONFIG\_SIGNED\_AUDIT

Authentication and authorization audit events:

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  AUTHZ

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  AUTH

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  ROLE\_ASSUME

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  CONFIG\_AUTH

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  CONFIG\_ROLE

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  ACCESS\_SESSION\_ESTABLISH

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  ACCESS\_SESSION\_TERMINATED

Key audit events:

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  PRIVATE\_KEY\_ARCHIVE\_REQUEST

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  PRIVATE\_KEY\_ARCHIVE\_REQUEST\_PROCESSED

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  PRIVATE\_KEY\_EXPORT\_REQUEST\_PROCESSED\_SUCCESS

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  CONFIG\_TRUSTED\_PUBLIC\_KEY

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  PRIVATE\_KEY\_EXPORT\_REQUEST\_PROCESSED\_FAILURE

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  KEY\_RECOVERY\_REQUEST

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  KEY\_RECOVERY\_REQUEST\_ASYNC

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  KEY\_RECOVERY\_AGENT\_LOGIN

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  KEY\_RECOVERY\_REQUEST\_PROCESSED

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  KEY\_RECOVERY\_REQUEST\_PROCESSED\_ASYNC

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  KEY\_GEN\_ASYMMETRIC

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  COMPUTE\_SESSION\_KEY\_REQUEST\_PROCESSED\_SUCCESS

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  COMPUTE\_SESSION\_KEY\_REQUEST

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  COMPUTE\_SESSION\_KEY\_REQUEST\_PROCESSED\_FAILURE

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  DIVERSIFY\_KEY\_REQUEST

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  DIVERSIFY\_KEY\_REQUEST\_PROCESSED\_SUCCESS

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  DIVERSIFY\_KEY\_REQUEST\_PROCESSED\_FAILURE

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  SERVER\_SIDE\_KEYGEN\_REQUEST

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  SERVER\_SIDE\_KEYGEN\_REQUEST\_PROCESSED\_SUCCESS

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  SERVER\_SIDE\_KEYGEN\_REQUEST\_PROCESSED\_FAILURE

CMC audit events:

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  CMC\_RESPONSE\_SENT

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  CMC\_ID\_POP\_LINK\_WITNESS

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  CMC\_SIGNED\_REQUEST\_SIG\_VERIFY

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  CMC\_PROOF\_OF\_IDENTIFICATION

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  CMC\_REQUEST\_RECEIVED

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  CMC\_USER\_SIGNED\_REQUEST\_SIG\_VERIFY

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  PROOF\_OF\_POSSESSION

Profile audit events:

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  CONFIG\_CERT\_PROFILE

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  CONFIG\_CRL\_PROFILE

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  CONFIG\_OCSP\_PROFILE

Certificate audit events:

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  CERT\_SIGNING\_INFO

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  CERT\_PROFILE\_APPROVAL

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  CERT\_REQUEST\_PROCESSED

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  CERT\_STATUS\_CHANGE\_REQUEST

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  CERT\_STATUS\_CHANGE\_REQUEST\_PROCESSED

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  CONFIG\_CERT\_POLICY

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  PROFILE\_CERT\_REQUEST

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  CIMC\_CERT\_VERIFICATION

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  NON\_PROFILE\_CERT\_REQUEST

ACL audit events:

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  CONFIG\_ACL

OCSP audit events:

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  OCSP\_SIGNING\_INFO

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  OCSP\_GENERATION

CRL audit events:

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  SCHEDULE\_CRL\_GENERATION

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  DELTA\_CRL\_PUBLISHING

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  CRL\_VALIDATION

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  CRL\_RETRIEVAL

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  CRL\_SIGNING\_INFO

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  FULL\_CRL\_GENERATION

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  DELTA\_CRL\_GENERATION

Authority audit events:

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  AUTHORITY\_CONFIG

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  SECURITY\_DOMAIN\_UPDATE

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  CONFIG\_DRM

Selftest audit events:

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  SELFTESTS\_EXECUTION

Encryption data audit events:

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  CONFIG\_ENCRYPTION

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  ENCRYPT\_DATA\_REQUEST

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  ENCRYPT\_DATA\_REQUEST\_PROCESSED\_SUCCESS

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  ENCRYPT\_DATA\_REQUEST\_PROCESSED\_FAILURE

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  COMPUTE\_RANDOM\_DATA\_REQUEST

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  COMPUTE\_RANDOM\_DATA\_REQUEST\_PROCESSED\_FAILURE

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  COMPUTE\_RANDOM\_DATA\_REQUEST\_PROCESSED\_SUCCESS

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  SECURITY\_DATA\_ARCHIVAL\_REQUEST

Serial/random number audit events:

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  INTER\_BOUNDARY

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  CONFIG\_SERIAL\_NUMBER

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  RANDOM\_GENERATION

## SEE ALSO

**[pki-server(8)](/pki-server/8.md)**\
\
     PKI server management commands

## AUTHORS

Amol Kahat lt;akahat@redhat.comgt;.

## COPYRIGHT

Copyright (c) 2018 Red Hat, Inc. This is licensed under the GNU General Public License, version 2 (GPLv2). A copy of this license is available at http://www.gnu.org/licenses/old-licenses/gpl-2.0.txt.
