Creating directory groups – HP Onboard Administrator User Manual
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4.
Select Base-64 encoded x.509 (.CER) from the list of export options (this is important). Provide a name
and location for the file (c:\dccert.cer) and finish the wizard.
5.
Locate the exported certificate file in explorer and rename it with a .txt extension (dccert.txt). Open the
file in notepad and copy the entire contents to the clipboard. The following is an example of the
certificate file contents:
-----BEGIN CERTIFICATE-----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…output truncated…
-----END CERTIFICATE-----
6.
Return to the OA Upload Certificate screen, paste the certificate contents into the window, and then
click Upload.
Creating directory groups
Onboard Administrator authenticates users and assigns privileges by first verifying that the user name and
password provided to Onboard Administrator match the credentials in the Directory. When a match is