Validation ID: USER_INPUT_CERT_PATH_VALIDATION

• Causes:

  • The certificate path is empty.

  • The file at the specified path filename cannot be accessed.

• Recommended actions:

  • Ensure that the certificate path is not blank.

  • Ensure that the file has the Read permissions for the corresponding user.

Validation ID: USER_INPUT_CERTIFICATES_VALIDATION

• Causes:

  • Error in reading the certificate file.

• Recommended actions:

  • Ensure that the certificate file contains a certificate.

  • Ensure that the certificate file format is one that NetBackup supports. The supported certificate formats are PEM, P7BPEM, P7BDER.

Validation ID: USER_INPUT_PRIVATE_KEY_PATH_VALIDATION

• Causes:

  • The private key path is empty.

  • The file at the specified path filename cannot be accessed.

• Recommended actions:

  • Ensure that the private key path is not blank.

  • Ensure that the file has the Read permissions for the corresponding user.

Validation ID: USER_INPUT_PRIVATE_KEY_READ_VALIDATION

• Causes:

  • Error in reading the private key: File read failed.

  • Error in reading the private key: The private key of the external certificate is encrypted, but the passphrase is not provided.

  • Error in reading the private key: The private key of the external certificate is encrypted, but the passphrase is blank.

• Recommended actions:

  • Ensure that the private key format or key algorithms format is one of those supported by NetBackup. The supported key formats are PEM and DER.

  • If the private key is encrypted, ensure that the ECA_KEY_PASSPHRASEFILE or -passphraseFile with its value as passphrase file path location is given.

  • If the private key is encrypted and the passphrase file is given, ensure that the passphrase file is not empty and the passphrase in it is correct.

Validation ID: USER_INPUT_TRUST_STORE_PATH_VALIDATION

• Causes:

  • The trust store path is empty.

  • The file at the specified path filename cannot be accessed.

• Recommended actions:

  • Ensure that the trust store path is not blank.

  • Ensure that the file has the Read permissions for the corresponding user.

Validation ID: USER_INPUT_TRUST_STORE_VALIDATION

• Causes:

  • Error in reading the trust store path.

• Recommended actions:

  • Ensure that the trust store certificate file contains a trusted certificate.

  • Ensure that the certificate file format is one that NetBackup supports. The supported certificate formats are PEM, P7BPEM, P7BDER.

Validation ID: CERTIFICATES_KEYS_ACCESS_VALIDATION

• Causes:

  • Windows: NetBackup services are not able to read the certificate, trust store, or private key.

  • UNIX: NetBackup service user is not able to read the certificate, trust store, or private key.

• Recommended actions:

  • Windows:

    • Ensure that the Local Service is not denied access to the certificate, trust store, or private key.

    • Ensure that the NetBackup services have access to the certificate, trust store, or private key.

    • Run the icacls command to ensure the NetBackup services or Local Service have read permissions. Example:

      icacls <file>
      ...
      <file> NT SERVICE\NetBackup Audit Manager:(R)
      ...

      Note:

      This note only applicable to Windows systems.

      This check is not applicable for group members if the Local Service and or NetBackup service are members of a group that is given the permissions deny and or allow. The validation check does not detect their permissions.

  • UNIX:

    • Ensure that the NetBackup service user has access to the certificates, the private key, and the passphrase file.

Validation ID: LEAF_CERTIFICATE_ENHANCED_KEY_USAGE_VALIDATION

• Causes:

  • The required extended key usages are not available in the given certificate.

• Recommended actions:

  • Execute the following command:

    • For Windows:

      • install_path\bin\goodies\vxsslcmd.exe x509 -text -in end_entity_certificate

    • For UNIX:

      • install_path/bin/goodies/vxsslcmd x509 -text -in end_entity_certificate

  • If the certificate has a X509v3 Key Usage extension present, it must include the following key usage purposes:

    • For the web server certificate: At least one of the Digital Signature or Key Encipherment should be present.

    • For a NetBackup host certificate: Digital Signature purpose should be present. Key Encipherment may or may not be present.

    • For a certificate that is used for both web server and NetBackup host: Digital Signature purpose should be present. Key Encipherment may or may not be present.

    • The certificate may have other key usage purposes listed in addition to the purposes specified here. These additional purposes are ignored.

  • The X509v3 Key Usage extension may be either critical or non-critical.

  • A certificate without a X509v3 Key Usage extension is also usable with NetBackup.

  • If the certificate has a X509v3 Extended Key Usage extension present, it must include the following key usage purposes:

    • For the web server certificate: TLS Web Server Authentication.

    • For a NetBackup host certificate: TLS Web Server Authentication and TLS Web Client Authentication.

    • For a certificate that is used for both web server and NetBackup host: TLS Web Server Authentication and TLS Web Client Authentication.

    • The certificate may have other key usage purposes listed in addition to the purposes specified here. These additional purposes are ignored.

  • The X509v3 Extended Key Usage extension may be either critical or non-critical.

  • A certificate without a X509v3 Extended Key Usage extension is also usable with NetBackup.

  • If the certificate doesn't meet the requirements that are listed in this Recommend actions section, contact your certificate provider to obtain a new certificate.

Validation ID: CERTIFICATE_SUBJECT_DN_LENGTH_VALIDATION

• Causes:

  • The subject name contains more than 255 characters

• Recommended actions:

  • A subject name with a length greater that 255 characters is not supported. Contact your external certificate provider.

Validation ID: CERTIFICATE_SAN_HOSTNAME_VALIDATION

• Causes:

  • The Subject Alternative Name field in the certificate is not empty and the hostname is not present in the field.

• Recommended actions:

  • If the certificate Subject Alternative Name is non-empty, ensure that it has host name present in it.

  • To view Subject Alternative Name run the following command:

    • vxsslcmd x509 -text -in end_entity_certificate_file

      • X509v3 Subject Alternative Name: DNS: host FQDN DNS:host name

Validation ID: PRIVATE_KEY_VALIDATION

• Causes:

  • The private key does not match the certificate.

• Recommended actions:

  • Ensure that the certificate and its corresponding private key are given.

Validation ID: CERTIFICATE_SUBJECT_DN_ASCII_VALIDATION

• Causes:

  • A non-ASCII character was found in the Subject: subject name of the certificate.

• Recommended actions:

  • A certificate subject with characters other than ascii 7-bit characters is not supported. Contact your external certificate provider.

Validation ID: CERTIFICATE_CHAIN_VALIDATION_AGAINST_TRUST_STORE

• Causes:

  • Certificate chain verification can fail due to many reasons. The only common sentence that is displayed is The certificate chain verification failed. The rest of the error is displayed with whatever openssl returns.

• Recommended actions:

  • Ensure that certificate with given subject name is present in the provided trust store.

  • Review the openssl error and rectify per the error text.

Validation ID: CERTIFICATE_CN_EMPTINESS_VALIDATION

• Causes:

  • The Common Name field in the certificate is empty.

• Recommended actions:

  • Ensure that certificate common name is not empty. Contact your external certificate provider.

  • Run the following command to verify:

    • vxsslcmd x509 -subject -in certificate_file

    • Verify that the value of CN in the subject is not empty.

Validation ID: CERTIFICATES_ORDER

• Causes:

  • The signature of the certificate subject name cannot be verified with the public key of the current certificate subject name.

• Recommended actions:

  • If you use a PEM-formatted certificate, ensure that in the certificate file, the leaf certificate is present first followed by its issuer, followed by the issuer of the leaf's issuer and so on.

Validation ID: CERTIFICATE_CHAIN_EXPIRY_VALIDATION

• Causes:

  • The certificate with the subject subject name is expired.

• Recommended actions:

  • Renew your certificate or use a certificate that is currently valid.

  • To ensure, run the following command:

    • vxsslcmd x509 -dates -in certificate_file

      Output:

      notBefore=date before which certificate is not valid
      notAfter=date after which certificate is not valid
      

Validation ID: CERTIFICATE_CHAIN_CURRENT_ACTIVE_VALIDATION

• Causes:

  • The certificate with the subject subject name is not yet active.

• Recommended actions:

  • Use a certificate that is currently valid.

  • To ensure, run the following command:

    • vxsslcmd x509 -dates -in certificate_file

      Output:

      notBefore=date before which certificate is not valid
      notAfter=date after which certificate is not valid
      

Validation ID: WINDOWS_CERTIFICATE_STORE_PRIVATE_KEY_VALIDATION

• Severity: Fail or Warn

• Causes:

  • A warning is given when MANAGE_WIN_CERT_STORE_PRIVATE_KEY is set to Disabled in the NetBackup configuration and the NetBackup services are permitted to access the private key.

  • The check fails when MANAGE_WIN_CERT_STORE_PRIVATE_KEY is set to Disabled in the NetBackup configuration and the NetBackup services are not permitted to access the private key.

  • The check fails when the Cryptographic Service Provider (CSP) or Key Storage Provider (KSP) do not support the security descriptors.

• Recommended actions:

  • Set MANAGE_WIN_CERT_STORE_PRIVATE_KEY to Automatic so that NetBackup privileged services can update the read permissions for private key for NetBackup non-privileged services.

  • If the validation fails, give NetBackup services permissions to access the private key. You can run the command: nbcertcmd -setwincertprivkeypermissions -force

  • If the validation returns a warning, ensure that the NetBackup services have read permissions to access the private key. The permissions are reset during certain operations like certificate renewal or disaster recovery.

  • If the validation fails because the Cryptographic Service Provider (CSP) or Key Storage Provider (KSP) do not support the security descriptors, then use a provider that supports the security descriptors.

    Refer to the section Limitations of Windows Certificate Store support when NetBackup services are running in Local Service account context in the NetBackup Security and Encryption Guide for more details.

Validation ID: USER_INPUT_WIN_CERT_PATH_VALIDATION

• Causes:

  • The certificate with the given subject name cannot be found.

• Recommended actions:

  • Ensure that the Windows certificate store certificate path is provided correctly and the certificate exists in the given certificate store. Refer to the External CA support in NetBackup from the NetBackup Security and Encryption Guide.

Validation ID: CERTIFICATE_SAN_CN_HOSTNAME_VALIDATION

• Causes:

  • The Subject Alternative Name field in the certificate is empty and the host name hostname is not present in the Common Name field.

• Recommended actions:

  • If the certificate Subject Alternative Name is empty, ensure that the Common Name field has a host name present in it.

  • To view the Subject Alternative Name, run the following command:

    • vxsslcmd x509 -text -in end_entity_certificate_file

    • X509v3 Subject Alternative Name: DNS: host FQDN DNS:host name

  • To view Common Name, run the following command:

    • vxsslcmd x509 -text -in end_entity_certificate_file

    • X509v3 Subject Alternative Name: DNS: host FQDN DNS:host name

Validation ID: USER_INPUT_WIN_CERT_VALIDATION

• Causes:

  • Cannot open the provided certificate store.

  • Issuer of the certificate is not found.

  • Certificate with the provided subject is not found.

  • The host name of the computer cannot be fetched. [Used with special keyword $hostname]

  • Certificate is not valid yet.

  • Certificate is expired.

  • Private key is not found for the certificate.

  • The required purposes (Client Authentication & Server Authentication) are not present in the certificate.

• Recommended actions: (The following actions should be performed in Windows certificate store)

  • Ensure that certificate path is in correct format: store-name\issuer-name\subject

  • Check the certificate's Valid from field. The value (date) should be in current date range.

  • Check the certificate's Valid to field. The value (date) should be in current date range.

  • Ensure that the private key is present that corresponds to the end entity certificate.

  • Ensure that the Enhanced Key Usage field contains Server Authentication (1.3.6.1.5.5.7.3.1) and Client Authentication (1.3.6.1.5.5.7.3.2). All purpose is also accepted.

Validation ID: USER_INPUT_CRL_PATH_VALIDATION

• Causes:

  • The CRL path is not accessible.

  • The CRL path is empty.

  • The CRL path contains only 0-KB files.

• Recommended actions:

  • Ensure that the CRL path is correct and not empty.

Validation ID: USER_INPUT_CRL_PATH_CONTAINS_CRLS

• Causes:

  • The CRL path does not contain any CRL files.

• Recommended actions:

  • Ensure that the CRL path is correct and not empty.

Validation ID: CRL_FILES_ACCESS_VALIDATION

• Causes:

  • Windows: NetBackup services are not able to read the CRL files.

  • UNIX: NetBackup service user is not able to read the CRL files.

• Recommended actions:

  • Windows:

    • Ensure that the Local Service is not denied access to the CRL files.

    • Ensure that the NetBackup services have access to the CRL files.

    • Run the icacls command to ensure the NetBackup services or Local Service have read permission. Example:

      icacls <file>
      ...
      <file> NT SERVICE\NetBackup Audit Manager:(R)
      ...
      

      Note:

      This note only applicable to Windows systems.

      This check is not applicable for group members if the Local Service and or NetBackup service are members of a group that is given the permissions deny and or allow. The validation check does not detect their permissions.

  • UNIX: Ensure that the service user has access to the CRL files.

Validation ID: CRL_CDP_URL_VALIDATION

• Causes:

  • The CRL Distribution Point in the certificate does not contain valid URLs. NetBackup supports only HTTP or HTTPS URLs.

• Recommended actions:

  • Ensure that the CRL Distribution Point contains valid URLs.

Validation ID: ALL_CRLS_READABLE

• Causes:

  • CRL files available are not readable or invalid CRLs.

• Recommended actions:

  • Ensure that valid CRLs are available in the CRL path.