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How to check certificate expiry dates in Cognos Analytics

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Question

How do you check the valid "from and to" dates certificated imported in Cognos Analytics?

Answer

Using ikeyman, demo with Cognos Analytics 11.1.6 version.
1. launch <Cognos Analytics installation location>\ibm-jre\jre\bin\ikeyman.exe
(For 11.0.x version, <Cognos Analytics installation location>\analytics\jre\bin\ikeyman.exe

2. Select 'Open' > Select Key database type "PKCS12S2"

3. Navigate to <Cognos Analytics installation location>\configuration\certs
4. Choose CAMKeystore
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5. Enter the password NoPassWordSet 
6. Choose Key database content: Personal Certificates or Singer Certificates
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7. Double click on Certificate files such as "CA" or "Encryption" or "signer certificate"

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If you changed key store password from Cognos configuration then you will get an error message.

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If you cannot remember the changed key store password then you can decrypted password from Cognos configuration.

Cognos configuration: File > Export As:  Yes

You can get the decrypted password for it.

          <crn:parameter name="keystoreFilePassword">
            <crn:value xsi:type="cfg:systemPassword">NoPassWordSet</crn:value>
          </crn:parameter>

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Modified date:
12 May 2020

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