Certificate reset¶

Presentation¶

This plugin allows users to reset their certificate informations.

Kinematics:

• User click reset certificate button.
• He enters his mail.
• LL::NG looks for the user in users database with given information.
• An email with a link is sent if user exists.
• User clicks on the link and he is redirected to the portal.
• The portal asks him to upload his certificate file (base64, pem only).
• A confirmation mail is sent to confirm the certificate has been successfully reset.

Configuration¶

Requirements

• You have to activate the ‘certificate reset’ button in the login page. Go in Manager, General Parameters » Portal » Customization » Buttons on login page » Reset certificate. See portal customization.
• The SMTP server must be setup. See SMTP server setup.
• The register module also must be setup. Go in Manager, General Parameters » Authentication parameters » Register Module and choose your module.

Manager Configuration

Go in Manager, General Parameters » Plugins » Certificate management:

• Mail content:
  • Certificat reset mail subject: subject of mail sent when certificate is reset
  • Certificat reset mail content (optional): content of mail sent when certificate is reset
  • Confirmation mail subject: subject of mail sent when certificate reset is asked
  • Confirmation mail content (optional): content of mail sent when certificate is asked

• Other:
  • Reset certificate page URL: URL of certificate reset page (default: [PORTAL]/certificateReset)
  • Certificate descrition attribute: attribute where to save certificate description name (Default description)
  • Certificate hash attribute: attribute where to store certificate hash (Default userCertificate;binary)
  • Minimun duration before expiration: number of days of validity before certificate expires. Default 0.