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Bug 1456597

Summary: Certificate import using pki client-cert-import is asking for password when already provided
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 Reporter: Asha Akkiangady <aakkiang>
Component: pki-coreAssignee: Endi Sukma Dewata <edewata>
Status: CLOSED ERRATA QA Contact: Asha Akkiangady <aakkiang>
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Version: 7.4CC: edewata, mharmsen
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Fixed In Version: pki-core-10.4.1-8.el7 Doc Type: No Doc Update
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Description Asha Akkiangady 2017-05-29 18:38:51 UTC
Description of problem:
Certificate import using pki client-cert-import is asking for nss db password when its provided in a file or command line.

Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable):
pki-base-10.4.1-6.el7
pki-tools-10.4.1-6.el7

How reproducible:


Steps to Reproduce:
#  pki -d /etc/dirsrv/slapd-CC-NonTMS-LDAP -C /etc/dirsrv/slapd-CC-NonTMS-LDAP/password.txt  client-cert-import "CA Certificate" --ca-cert /etc/dirsrv/slapd-CC-NonTMS-LDAP/ca.crt
Enter Password or Pin for "NSS FIPS 140-2 Certificate DB":
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Imported certificate "CA Certificate"
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# pki -d /etc/dirsrv/slapd-CC-NonTMS-LDAP -C /etc/dirsrv/slapd-CC-NonTMS-LDAP/password.txt  client-cert-import "DS Certificate" --cert /etc/dirsrv/slapd-CC-NonTMS-LDAP/ds.crt
Enter Password or Pin for "NSS FIPS 140-2 Certificate DB":
-------------------------------------
Imported certificate "DS Certificate"
-------------------------------------


Actual results:
Passwords are requested even when its already provided in -c or -C parameter. 

Expected results:
Password should be accepted from -c or -C parameter.

Additional info:

Comment 4 Asha Akkiangady 2017-06-14 16:05:49 UTC
Tested in version: pki-tools-10.4.1-9.el7.x86_64
Certificates successfully got imported with the password provided in -c or -C parameters.

# pki -d /etc/dirsrv/slapd-CC-NonTMS-LDAP -C /etc/dirsrv/slapd-CC-NonTMS-LDAP/password.txt  client-cert-import "CA Certificate" --ca-cert /etc/dirsrv/slapd-CC-NonTMS-LDAP/ca.crt
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Imported certificate "CA Certificate"
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[root@nocp11 aakkiang]# pki -d /etc/dirsrv/slapd-CC-NonTMS-LDAP -C /etc/dirsrv/slapd-CC-NonTMS-LDAP/password.txt  client-cert-import "DS Certificate" --cert /etc/dirsrv/slapd-CC-NonTMS-LDAP/ds.crt
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Imported certificate "DS Certificate"
-------------------------------------

# pki -d /etc/dirsrv/slapd-CC-NonTMS-LDAP -c "SECret.123" client-cert-import  "Test Certificate" --cert /etc/dirsrv/slapd-CC-NonTMS-LDAP/testcert.crt 
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Imported certificate "Test Certificate"
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# certutil -L -d /etc/dirsrv/slapd-CC-NonTMS-LDAP

Certificate Nickname                                         Trust Attributes
                                                             SSL,S/MIME,JAR/XPI

CA Certificate                                               CT,C,C
DS Certificate                                               u,u,u
Test Certificate                                             u,u,u

Marking the bug verified.

Comment 5 errata-xmlrpc 2017-08-01 22:52:53 UTC
Since the problem described in this bug report should be
resolved in a recent advisory, it has been closed with a
resolution of ERRATA.

For information on the advisory, and where to find the updated
files, follow the link below.

If the solution does not work for you, open a new bug report.

https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHBA-2017:2110