IdenTrust Credential Application and Installation Steps
The steps below will be followed to securely generate the security credential for the credential management system (CMS) which will be used to authenticate to the IdenTrust Certificate Authority for certificate services. Once completed, the CMS will be able to connect to the IdenTrust CA for certificate services.
| Step ID | Procedure | Individual/Team responsible for performing procedure |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Generate keys and CSR in the production CMS system on the HSM. | Customer engineering staff with system integrator support |
| 2 | Retrieve the CSR and insert it into the IdenTrust Application screen that is located here: https://secure.identrust.com/tsapp/apply.jsp?AT=280&CT=1430002 Customer will insert an email that Identrust will respond to (a group email is recommended to ensure future notifications are not missed) | Customer engineering staff with system integrator support |
| 3 | Customer will then be asked to complete a second form that will be sent to IdenTrust as part of the overall application process. This form can be located here: https://secure.identrust.com//certificates/policy/igc/IGC_Medium_Device_Forms.pdf Once complete, customer will submit this form to IdenTrust. | Customer engineering staff and customer management staff |
| 4 | IdenTrust registration team will review the application. IdenTrust will contact customer with any potential issues. | IdenTrust Registration Team |
| 5 | IdenTrust registration team will approve the application and send an email to the customer. | IdenTrust Registration Team |
| 6 | Customer will receive an email with instructions on how to retrieve the certificate. Customer will then retrieve the certificate. | Customer engineering staff with system integrator support |
| 7 | Customer will insert certificate into CMS and then configure the CMS to connect to the IdenTrust CA | Customer engineering staff with system integrator support |
| 8 | The CMS is connected and tests are performed. If any issues arise that are deemed to be CA related, customer will contact IdenTrust to help with troubleshooting. | Customer engineering staff with system integrator support IdenTrust Technical support |
| 9 | The CMS is able to communicate with the CA. The credential policies are configured to utilize the IdenTrust CA | Customer engineering staff with system integrator support |
| 10 | Credentials are issued with IdenTrust CA Certificates. | Customer engineering staff with system integrator support |
| 11 | Process is complete |