Mendix and OpenText

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hi All, How can I import the .pem certificate file of an OpenText Server(which we are going to use for the storing of files uploaded) into mendix.
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Ganesh,

Take a look at this part of the YAML explenation:

# Custom x509 CA Certificates: additional (private/custom) SSL Certificate
 # Authorities for x509 chain validation.
 #
 # A list of files can be specified that contain a single PEM formatted
 # certificate per file (additional certificates in a single file seem to be
 # ignored). These CA certificates will be added to the trusted CA list of the
 # JVM after loading the default truststore.
 #
 # Do not use a comma in any of the file names, as the list has to be sent to
 # the mendix runtime as single comma separated string...
 CACertificates:
  - "/path/to/project/data/ssl/custom-ca.crt"
  - "/path/to/project/data/ssl/foobar-ca.crt"

 # Webservice Client Key/Certificates: secret keys and certificates for SSL
 # client authentication can be used by creating a separate pfx (PKCS #12) file
 # for each set of key/certificate and optional intermediate CAs to complete the
 # validation chain at the remote web server.
 #
 # If a pfx contains a CA, the CA will not be automagically added to the trusted
 # CA list. You can use the CACertificates option to add a CA.
 #
 # A pfx container requires a password, so besides the ClientCertificates
 # option, a ClientCertificatePasswords option is used to specify the passwords
 # used for reading the pfx files... The order of the pfx list has to match the
 # order of the password list here...
 #
 # Do not use a comma in any of the file names or passwords, as the lists have
 # to be sent to the mendix runtime as single simple comma separated string...
 #
 # Are you still with us? Have fun! Don't hesitate to file a support ticket at
 # Mendix if you run into issues using these options. JVM exceptions and
 # stacktraces related to certificates can be a real pain to debug and solve.
 ClientCertificates:
  - "/path/to/project/data/ssl/custom-client.pfx"
  - "/path/to/project/data/ssl/foobar-client.pfx"
 ClientCertificatePasswords:
  - "1"
  - "1"

 # No, we're not done with the SSL business yet. By default, the JVM is not
 # quite intelligent about choosing a client certificate to present to a remote
 # web server. This means that, if you have two different client certificates
 # which are signed by the same CA, and are using two different web service
 # calls, requiring a certificate signed by this CA, you never know which
 # certificate will be presented to the web server.
 #
 # In order to pin the use of key/certificate pairs to a specific web service,
 # the WebServiceClientCertificates option is available, which allows to specify
 # a mapping between web service names (as defined in the modeler) as key and
 # one of the above listed pfx files as value. When this mapping is specified,
 # Mendix will make sure the JVM will use the key/certificate pair from that
 # specific pfx bundle.
 #
 WebServiceClientCertificates:
  Module.Webservice: "/path/to/project/data/ssl/custom-client.pfx"
  Module.FooBarWebservice: "/path/to/project/data/ssl/foobar-client.pfx"

To convert your pem see this: https://www.sslshopper.com/article-most-common-openssl-commands.html (Bottom of that page how to convert pem to p12.

Regards,

Ronald

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When you are using the Mendix public cloud you can upload a client certificate by going to your deployment node. Then select the network tab and scroll down to "certificates for outgoing connections".

If you are using the Mendix private cloud or an on premises install on linux you should have a look at the fully documented yaml file here. Search for ClientCertificates to find a description on how to add your client certificate.

Edit If you are still working in development mode you can import client certificates in your modeller by going to your project settings and then select the tab "Certificates"

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