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HP Open Source Security for OpenVMS Volume 1: Common Data Security Architecture

Chapter 4 CDSA Utility Programs

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This chapter describes a number of administrative and development utilities that are provided with CDSA. Note that some of these programs are typically called only from the CDSA initialization command file unless new add-in modules are being provided.

The CDSA utility programs comprise the following:

  • CDSA$CERTGEN.EXE - Generates digital certificates.

  • CDSA$ISSUER.EXE - Generates the issuer key functions.

  • CDSA$MDS_INSTALL.EXE - Creates the MDS database.

  • CDSA$MOD_INSTALL.EXE - Adds entries to the MDS database.

  • CDSA$OUTPUT_ERROR.EXE - Translates numeric CDSA error codes into text.

  • CDSA$SIGN.EXE - Creates manifests.

  • CDSA$VALIDATE.EXE - Validates Secure Delivery manifests.

  • CDSA$REVOKE.EXE - Packages certificates to be revoked for shipment back to the Certificate Authority (HP OpenVMS).

  • CDSA$X5092XML.EXE - Extracts the subject name from an X509 certificate.

The shortened program names listed in this chapter's Synopsis sections are defined in the file SYS$MANAGER:CDSA$SYMBOLS.COM. The following command should be added to the SYS$MANAGER:SYLOGIN.COM file on the system where CDSA development work is being done:

$ @SYS$MANAGER:CDSA$SYMBOLS.COM

If this command is not defined at the system level, individual CDSA developers should add it to their personal LOGIN.COM file so that they can use the shortened program names.