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Configuring SSL With Nagios XI
Configuring SSL With Nagios XI
Target Audience
This document is intended for use by Nagios XI Administrators who require encryption.
Generating a Key
In this demonstration, we will be using a self-signed key. If you are running a bigger production environment you will want to get a key
from a company like VeriSign. However, for smaller uses, self-generated keys should be sufficient. First thing you should do is generate
the key.
openssl genrsa -out ca.key 2048
openssl req -new -key ca.key -out ca.csr
openssl x509 -req -days 365 -in ca.csr -signkey ca.key -out ca.crt
Now we need to move the certificate files to a sensical place:
cp ca.crt /etc/pki/tls/certs
cp ca.key /etc/pki/tls/private/ca.key
cp ca.csr /etc/pki/tls/private/ca.csr
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Next, in the web interface, navigate to Configure Core Config Manager Config
Manager Admin Config Manager Settings.
You are now set to use https with your Nagios XI web front-end.
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Finishing Up
If you have any questions about configuring SSL, you can contact our support team on the Nagios Support Forums:
http://support.nagios.com/forum
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