This manual describes the menus implemented by the CertMan main window. Menu availability can vary by edition and license. Toolbar visibility can also be customized from the View menu.
File
| Menu item |
Shortcut |
Description |
| New |
Ctrl+N |
Create a new database. |
| Open... |
Ctrl+O |
Open an existing database. |
| Remote Database |
Ctrl+R |
Connect to a remote database. |
| Logout |
Ctrl+T |
Disconnect from the current database. |
| Recent Files |
— |
Reopen a recently used database. Up to ten entries are maintained. |
| Quit |
Ctrl+Q |
Exit CertMan. |
View
The View menu is available when a license is active. Its submenus contain checkable items for showing or hiding individual toolbar buttons:
- File ToolBar: New, Open, Remote Database, and Logout.
- Tool ToolBar: key generation, request and user creation, certificate and CRL profile creation, certificate/CRL creation, revocation, and the CA/Profile managers. Pro editions also include Make Config and Register Signer.
- Data ToolBar: Import Data, Get data from URI, Publish to LDAP, Set Passwd, and Change Passwd. Pro editions also include TSP Client.
- Server ToolBar (Pro): OCSP, TSP, CMP, REG, CC, and KMS server controls.
- Service ToolBar: TSP, OCSP, CA, and ACME service controls.
- Help ToolBar: Settings, Clear Log, Log, and About CertMan. Pro editions also include Server Status.
- Set Default: restore the default toolbar visibility settings. The application may ask to restart to apply toolbar changes.
These controls affect toolbar visibility; the corresponding commands remain available from their main menus.
| Menu item |
Shortcut |
Description |
| New keypair |
Shift+F1 |
Generate a new public/private key pair. |
| Make Request |
Shift+F2 |
Create a certificate signing request (CSR). |
| Register User |
Shift+F4 |
Register a user. |
| Make Config (Pro) |
Shift+F3 |
Generate configuration information. |
| Register Signer (Pro) |
Shift+F5 |
Register a signer. |
| Make Cert Profile |
Shift+F6 |
Create a certificate profile. |
| Make CRL Profile |
Shift+F7 |
Create a certificate revocation list (CRL) profile. |
| Make Certificate |
Shift+F8 |
Create a certificate. |
| Make CRL |
Shift+F9 |
Create a CRL. |
| Revoke Certificate |
Shift+F10 |
Revoke a certificate. |
| CA Manager |
Shift+F11 |
Open the CA management window. |
| Profile Manager |
Shift+F11 |
Open the profile management window. |
Data
| Menu item |
Shortcut |
Description |
| Import data |
Ctrl+Alt+I |
Import supported data into the database. |
| Get data from URI |
Ctrl+Alt+U |
Retrieve data from a URI. |
| Publish to LDAP |
Ctrl+Alt+L |
Publish directory data to LDAP. This command is disabled in the unlicensed version. |
| Set Passwd |
Ctrl+Alt+P |
Set a password for a private key. Disabled in the unlicensed version. |
| Change Passwd |
Ctrl+Alt+C |
Change a private key password. Disabled in the unlicensed version. |
| TSP Client (Pro) |
Ctrl+Alt+T |
Open the Time-Stamp Protocol client tool. |
Server (Pro)
The Server menu is present in the Pro edition. Each command opens the corresponding server setup or management window.
| Menu item |
Shortcut |
Description |
| OCSP Server |
Shift+O |
Configure an Online Certificate Status Protocol (OCSP) server. |
| TSP Server |
Shift+T |
Configure a Time-Stamp Protocol (TSP) server. |
| CMP Server |
Shift+C |
Configure a Certificate Management Protocol (CMP) server. |
| REG Server |
Shift+R |
Configure the registration server. |
| CC Server |
Shift+A |
Configure the CC server. |
| KMS Server |
Shift+K |
Configure a Key Management Service (KMS) server. |
Service
These commands configure or open the corresponding service. Service commands are disabled in the unlicensed version.
| Menu item |
Shortcut |
Description |
| TSP Service |
Shift+T |
Set up the TSP service. |
| OCSP Service |
Shift+O |
Set up the OCSP service. |
| CA Service |
Shift+C |
Set up the CA service. |
| ACME Service |
Shift+A |
Set up the Automatic Certificate Management Environment (ACME) service. |
Help
| Menu item |
Shortcut |
Description |
| Server Status (Pro) |
— |
Show server status information. |
| Settings |
— |
Open application settings. |
| Clear Log |
F9 |
Clear the log output. Disabled in the unlicensed version. |
| Log |
F10 |
Toggle log output. Disabled in the unlicensed version. |
| License Information |
— |
View license information. |
| Bug or Issue Report |
— |
Open the bug and issue reporting destination. |
| Q and A |
— |
Open the question-and-answer destination. |
| About CertMan |
F1 |
Show information about CertMan. |
Notes
- Shortcuts use the platform's standard modifier names:
Ctrl means Control and Shift means Shift.
- Some commands require an open database or suitable permissions and may be unavailable until those conditions are met.
- The source assigns
Shift+F11 to both CA Manager and Profile Manager, and uses the same shortcuts for some Server and Service pairs (Shift+O, Shift+T, Shift+C, and Shift+A). Which command responds can depend on the platform's shortcut handling.
- Menu labels and behavior are based on the main-window implementation in
src/CertMan/mainwindow.cpp and src/CertMan/mainwindow2.cpp.