Enable SSL certificate access for an ONTAP administrator account
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You can use the security login create command to enable administrator accounts to access an admin or data SVM with an SSL certificate.
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You must install a CA-signed server digital certificate before the account can access the SVM.
You can perform this task before or after you enable account access.
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If you are unsure of the access control role you want to assign to the login account, you can add the role later with the
security login modifycommand.
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For cluster administrator accounts, certificate authentication is supported with the http, ontapi, and rest applications. For SVM administrator accounts, certificate authentication is supported only with the ontapi and rest applications.
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Enable local administrator accounts to access an SVM using an SSL certificate:
security login create -vserver SVM_name -user-or-group-name user_or_group_name -application application -authmethod authentication_method -role role -comment commentThe following command enables the SVM administrator account
svmadmin2with the defaultvsadminrole to access the SVMengData2using an SSL digital certificate.cluster1::>security login create -vserver engData2 -user-or-group-name svmadmin2 -application ontapi -authmethod cert
Learn more about
security login createin the ONTAP command reference.
If you have not installed a CA-signed server digital certificate, you must do so before the account can access the SVM.
Learn more about the commands described in this procedure in the ONTAP command reference.