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IDERA users in In environments that have not yet added a certificate signed by a Certification Authority (CA), IDERA users receive a warning message in their browser each time they attempt to open the SSL version of the IDERA Dashboard. Note that the default certificate provided with an IDERA product is not signed by any well-known CA and is intended only for use in testing purposes ONLY.

You can resolve this issue by adding a signed CA using the steps provided in Run IDERA Dashboard over TLS (HTTPS), or you can use the following steps to resolve this issue at no certificate cost.

Adding a self-signed certificate

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Create a self-signed certificate

1. Launch Windows Powershell as administrator.

2. Create your certificate by running the following command. Leave the PowerShell console session open. 
   

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   language powershell
   $certName = "{certificateName}" ## Replace {certificateName}

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   Replace {certificateName} with the name that you will use to access the IDERA Dashboard. For example, if you are using the https://ComputerName:9291 link to access IDERA Dashboard, then use ComputerName . In case, you are using the   https://ComputerName.Domain.com:9291  address then use Computername.Domain.com. In this example we are using localhost.

3. Run the following command to configure your certificate settings.

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   language powershell
   $Params = @{ "DnsName" = @($certName,"{certificateName}") ## If you want to include other addresses or servers, you must separate each with a comma "CertStoreLocation" = "Cert:LocalMachine\My" "KeyExportPolicy" = "Exportable" "KeySpec" = "Signature" "KeyUsage" = @("KeyEncipherment","DigitalSignature") "KeyAlgorithm" = "RSA" "KeyLength" = "2048" "HashAlgorithm" = "SHA256" "NotAfter" = (Get-Date).AddYears(10) } ## Checks for asterisks in the $certName and replaces it with the underscore character If ($certName.Contains("*")) { $certName = $certName -replace '\*','_' }

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   Replace {certificateName} with the certificate name you previously defined in Step 2.

   Tip
   Change the NotAfter parameter value to make your certificate valid for a more extended period.

4. Run the command below to create your certificate defined with the parameters above. 

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   $cert = New-SelfSignedCertificate @Params

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1. Download the free KeyStore Explorer utility from

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   alias http://keystore-explorer.org/ url http://keystore-explorer.org/

   and install it.
2. Open KeyStore Explorer as administrator. KeyStore Explorer displays the following Quick Start options. On launch, it may ask you to download an updated Java Cryptography Extension (JCE) Unlimited Strength file.
   
3. Click Open an existing KeyStore.
4. Browse to the IDERA Dashboard conf directory, the default path is  C:\Program Files\Idera\Dashboard\WebApplication\conf , and open the keystore file.
   
5. On the Unlock KeyStore dialog, enter "password" and then click OK.
   
6. KeyStore Explorer displays a list of any existing certificates. Delete the existing key and click the Import Key Pair.
   
7. Select PKCS #12 as the type of key you want to import, and click OK
   
8. Look for the key you created steps above , (in this case, windev2302evallocalhost.pfx.) and click Choose.
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9. Select an alias for your key, and click OK.
    
   
10. In Enter New Password type "password", confirm, and click OK.
     
    
11. When the configuration is completed the following message pops up, click OK.
     
    
12. Return to the main KeyStore Explorer window, save your configuration, and close the application.
    
13. Close all the opened browsers.
14. Restart the Idera Dashboard Core Service and Idera Dashboard Web Application Service.
15. Access to the IDERA Dashboard with the following link https://<{certificateName}>:9291 .

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