Resetting the Validity for Policy, Token, or Domain Credentials

OpenSSL can be used to check when a certificate expires. If you have OpenSSL installed on your system, perform the following steps to check the validity period for the certificate in an ActiveSpaces policy or token file.

Procedure

Extract the certificate information from the policy or token file into a separate text file named mycert.pem. The certificate includes the following lines and everything in between them:
```
---BEGIN CERTIFICATE----
----END CERTIFICATE----
```
Run the following openssl command on the text file you just created that contains the certificate:
```
openssl x509 -text -noout -in mycert.pem
```
You should see something like the following in the information displayed:
```
Validity
Not Before: Jul 1 22:26:17 2015 GMT
Not After : Jun 30 23:26:17 2017 GMT
```
Note: The Not After date is the last day the certificate will be valid.

Manual Process of Changing the Security Policy and Token Files
Updating the security policy and token files when certificates are about to expire is a manual process. Ensure that you go through these steps when the security certificate in a policy or token file is about to expire.

Related tasks

Validating a Security Token File

Creating a Security Token

Validating a Security Policy File

Creating a Security Policy File

Starting Security Domain Controllers

Starting a Security Domain Requestor with a Token File

Related reference

Edit a Security Policy File

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