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_KT_
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Dec 22, 2016

How to present a certificate to end server using CURL

I have a number of health monitors which require a certificate to be presented to the end device. A certificate & key have been imported using the GUI under System > File Management > SSL Certificat...
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Kevin_Stewart
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Dec 22, 2016

The syntax should be

curl -vk --cert [path to cert] --key [path to key] https://something...

I'm not sure that cURL supports a passphrase-enabled private key. You may also need to copy the cert and key to a local place and rename them. Is the key in FIPS by any chance?