How To: Manually Add a CDP for CRL Verification

Applies to:

Venafi Encryption Director v10

Summary:

In order for a CRL (Certificate Revocation Point) to be monitored, a CDP (CRL distribution point) that points to it must be added to a Root or Intermediate certificate in Director.

More Information:

To manually add a CDP:

1. Log into the WebUI for your Director installation
2. Go to the Roots tree
3. Select the appropriate existing Root or Intermediate object (or import a new one)
4. Select the CRL Verification tab and the CRL Distribution Points sub-tab
5. Click the Add button
6. In the popup, specify the location of the CDP (IE: http://EVSecure-crl.verisign.com/pca3-g5.crl)
7. 
   
1. http://, file://, ldap:// and ldap:/// are the supported URI types
8. Add a description, if desired
9. Click OK

More information about the CRL Verification feature available here: https://support.venafi.com/entries/24847797-Info-CRL-Verification