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Version: Version 2.7.x

pki issue

This command creates a intermediate certificate authority certificate signed by the <parent> in the <child_mount>, using the options to determine the fields on that certificate.

Usage​

Usage: bao pki issue [flags] <parent> <child_mount> [options]

  • [flags] are optional arguments described below

  • <parent> is the fully qualified path of the Certificate Authority in OpenBao which will issue the new intermediate certificate.

  • <child_mount> is the path of the mount in OpenBao where the new issuer is saved.

  • [options] are the superset of the k=v options passed to generate-intermediate-csr and sign-intermediate commands. At least one option must be set. See below.

Flags​

  • -type (string: "internal") - This determines the type of key use for the newly created certificate. Valid types are "existing" - where we link to a key already present in the OpenBao-backend to be used (and expect option arguments "key_ref") - "internal" - to generate a new key for this certificate - or "kms" - to link to an external key. Exported keys are not available through this API.

  • -issuer_name (string: "") - If present, the newly created issuer will be given this name.

Options​

Other than type (which is passed as a flag, see above), this command accepts all options provided to the Generate CSR and Sign Intermediate endpoints.

Accessed APIs​

Note that the openbao user running this command will need to have access to the following API endpoints, each representing a step in the process:

  • READ /:parent - used to check validity
  • WRITE /:child_mount/intermediate/generate/:type - used to generate the csr
  • WRITE /:parent/sign-intermediate - used to sign the csr
  • WRITE /:child_mount/issuers/import/cert - used to import the new issuer, and the issuer chain
  • UPDATE /:child_mount/issuer/:issuer_refs - used to both name the new issuer, and also set the name of the parent in the issuer chain
  • READ /:child_mount/issuer/:new_issuer_ref - used to verify completion, generate the output

Examples​

$ bao pki issue -issuer_name="FirstDepartment" /pki_root/issuer/default /pki_int/ common_name="first-department.example.com"
Key                               Value
---                               -----
ca_chain                          [-----BEGIN CERTIFICATE-----
MIIDsDCCApigAwIBAgIULEPuHTW7UDtAQg+qcc18osNWgZIwDQYJKoZIhvcNAQEL...