Chapter 24. Bulk Issuance Tool
The bulkissuance utility sends a KEYGEN or a CRMF enrollment request to the bulk issuance interface of a CA to create certificates automatically. The bulkissuance utility does not generate the certificate request itself. It submits the content in the input file to the CA server's bulk issuance interface.
The bulk issuance interface is part of the agent interface of the CA. If the request is submitted through the agent interface, the request is processed, and the certificate is created immediately.
The bulkissuance command has the following syntax:
bulkissuance -n rsa_nickname [-p password | -w passwordFile] [-d dbdir] [-v] [-V] -f inputFile hostname:[port]
| Option | Description |
|---|---|
| n | Gives the agent certificate nickname. |
| p | Gives the certificate database password. Not used if the -w option is used. |
| w | Optional. Gives the path to the password file. Not used if the -p option is used. |
| d | Optional. Gives the path to the security databases. |
| v | Optional. Sets the operation in verbose mode. |
| V | Optional. Gives the version of the bulkissuance tool. |
| f | Gives the path and filename of the input file containing an HTTP request to send to the specified hostname. |
| hostname | Gives the hostname of the server to which to send the request. |
| port | Optional. Gives the port number of the server. |
Table 24.1.
This utility requires an input file which includes the URI to the CA's bulk issuance interface and the certificate request.