Creating a thumbprint for the certificate for signing files with OVAL or XCCDF rules
Creating a thumbprint for the certificate for signing files with OVAL or XCCDF rules
November 17, 2023
ID 231191
To create a thumbprint for the certificate for signing files with OVAL or XCCDF rules:
- On the device, run a command line interpreter (for example, Command Prompt
cmd.exe
) with the permissions of the local administrator. - Using the
cd
command, navigate to the folder where the ovaldbmgr.exe file is located.For example:
cd "C:\Program Files (x86)\Kaspersky Lab\Endpoint Agent\Tools"
- Press Enter.
- Depending on the location of the certificate, run one of the following commands and press Enter:
- To create a certificate and then place it the
System Storage Local Machine:
ovaldbmgr.exe --signer=make-cert --subject=<
certificate name
>
- To create a certificate and then place it in the PFX container:
ovaldbmgr.exe --signer=make-cert --subject=<
certificate_name
> --export --pwd=<
password_for_accessing_the_PFX_container
> --pfx=<
full_path_and_file_name_of_the_PFX_container
>
- To create a certificate and then place it the
- Press Enter.
If the certificate was created successfully, the thumbprint of the certificate will be returned in the command line.
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