Agent Manager connector Certificate Expired

  • 7018482
  • 11-Jan-2017
  • 12-Apr-2017

Environment

NetIQ Sentinel 7.X

Situation

Running a vulnerability scan on a Sentinel server can generate an "SSL Certificate Expired" message.

Resolution

To create a new certificate use the following steps

1. Launch the Sentinel Control Center

2. Open the Event Source Management (Live View)

3. Right-click the Agent Manager Connector

4. Select Edit

5. Select the Security tab

6. Under Server Key Pair Settings, click Custom

7. Click OK

8. Repeat steps 3-6 but instead of selecting Custom, select Internal (default)

9. Click OK

The Agent Manager Connector will automatically restart and generate a new certificate.

Cause

The initial certificate generated with a new installation of Sentinel is valid for only one year.