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Loading a server certificate

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Loading a server certificate

To load a certificate:
  1. Click Central Manager Certificate (). The Load Central Manager Certificate dialog opens.

  2. Click Choose File to upload the certificate file. Only PEM certificates (.pem) are supported.
    Note

    The certificate common name (CN) must match the FQDN of the FortiEDR machine. Otherwise, an error will occur.

  3. Click Choose File to upload the private key file.
  4. Enter the certificate password in the Private Key Password field.
  5. Click Upload.
  6. Configure the certificate as follows:
    • For cloud deployment, please contact Fortinet Support.
    • For on-premise deployment, on the FortiEDR Manager VM, add connector.ssl.externalAddress={certificate domain/DNS name of machine} to the /opt/FortiEDR/webapp/application-customer.properties file, and then restart the VM.

Loading a server certificate

To load a certificate:
  1. Click Central Manager Certificate (). The Load Central Manager Certificate dialog opens.

  2. Click Choose File to upload the certificate file. Only PEM certificates (.pem) are supported.
    Note

    The certificate common name (CN) must match the FQDN of the FortiEDR machine. Otherwise, an error will occur.

  3. Click Choose File to upload the private key file.
  4. Enter the certificate password in the Private Key Password field.
  5. Click Upload.
  6. Configure the certificate as follows:
    • For cloud deployment, please contact Fortinet Support.
    • For on-premise deployment, on the FortiEDR Manager VM, add connector.ssl.externalAddress={certificate domain/DNS name of machine} to the /opt/FortiEDR/webapp/application-customer.properties file, and then restart the VM.