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Measures reported by ACCertTest
In App Controller, certificates are used to create secure connections and authenticate users.
To establish a secure connection, a server certificate is required at one end of the connection. A root certificate of the Certificate Authority (CA) that issued the server certificate is required at the other end.
- Server certificate: A server certificate certifies the identity of a server. App Controller requires this type of digital certificate.
- Root certificate: A root certificate identifies the CA that signed the server certificate. The root certificate belongs to the CA. The user device requires this type of digital certificate to verify the server certificate.
You can configure certificate chains, which contain intermediate certificates, between the server certificate and the root certificate. Both root certificates and intermediate certificates are referred to as trusted certificates.
App Controller requires root and server certificates to communicate in the following ways:
- Between App Controller and the App Controller management console
- Between applications and App Controller
- Between App Controller and StoreFront
If an active certificate ( be it a server, root, or an intermediate certificate) suddenly expires, applications will no longer be able to communicate with AppController and vice-versa. To avoid this, administrators should proactively identify certificates nearing expiry and renew the certificates. This is where the ACCertTest test helps. This test captures the expiry date of all active certificates, computes how long each active certificate will remain valid, and proactively alerts administrators if any certificate is nearing expiry.
The measures made by this test are as follows:
| Measurement |
Description |
Measurement Unit |
Interpretation |
| status |
Indicates the current status of this SSL certificate. |
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The values that this measure reports and their corresponding numeric values are listed in the table below:
| Measure Value |
Numeric Value |
| Active |
1 |
| Expired |
0 |
Note:
By default, this measure reports the Measure Values discussed in the table above. However, in the graph of this measure, the status of the certificate is indicated using the numeric equivalents only. |
| valid |
Indicates how long this certificate will remain valid. |
Days |
A high value is desired for this measure. A very low value indicates that the certificate is about to expire very soon. You may want to consider renewing the certificate before this eventuality strikes.
Use the detailed diagnosis of this measure to know the exact date on which the certificate will expire. |
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