CA - Universal Certificate configuration option

Description

The CA option specifies whether or not the certificate should be marked as a Certificate Authority certificate.

Usage

Method

Syntax

IBM i

HP NonStop

UNIX

Windows

z/OS

Command Line, Short Form

n/a






Command Line, Long Form

-ca option



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Environment Variable

UCRCA=option



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Values

option is the specification for whether or not the certificate is a CA certificate.

Valid values for option are:

  • yes
    Certificate is marked as a CA certificate. This is accomplished by setting the certificate basicConstraint extension cA to true.
  • no
    Certificate is not marked as a CA certificate.

Default is no.