is there a way to download / export the actual Key / RSA Certificate files from BIG-IP, using the iControl REST?

[kchristidis_249]

Hi all,

I know there is a way to upload and import key/cert to F5 either fromFile or fromUrl.

I also know that there is a way to download files from /mgmt/tm/asm/file-transfer/downloads/fooFile.txt using iControl REST.

Is there a way to download/export the actual Key / Certificate files from BIG-IP, using the iControl REST service?

if not directly, is there any way to export Key/Cert under F5_IP:/ts/var/rest/ download those files using the download REST call?

[Brad_Parker]

I do not believe there is any way to download systems files via REST API. I would recommend using SFTP/SCP. They live in

/config/filestore/files_d/(PartitionName)_d/certificate_d

and

/config/filestore/files_d/(PartitionName)_d/certificate_key_d

[JoshBecigneul]

The SOAP iControl API has this functionality, but obviously it will add complexity to your application.

https://devcentral.f5.com/wiki/iControl.Management__KeyCertificate.ashx

I had thought about using a deployment script to place the file in the web server's directory at some path, make the call on the REST API, and then delete the file afterward, possibly throwing in a htaccess file to restrict access to the F5's source IP. I'll see about working on a proof of concept for that.

[martijnbrands_3]

Is there any news on this item. I need the same functionality. I want to download the key with the REST API to install the key on an other loadbalancer.

I see I can download the key with the F5 IControl GUI but I need this function programmatically.

[Satoshi_Toyosa1]

Demystifying iControl REST Part 5: Transferring Files describes the method to download a file from BIG-IP.

Because the API only allows you to download files under

/shared/images

, you need to make a copy of the target file there. Unfortunately,

/mgmt/tm/sys/util

(or

tmsh run sys util

) does not have a copy function (it does have

mv

and

rm

though), you need to use

/mgmt/tm/sys/util/bash

to run the Unix

cp

command before calling the download request.

I personally recommend the scp/sftp method Brad Parker mentioned. You do not need to worry about tidying the shared directory.

[martijnbrands_3]

I have managed it. I use sftp with the following url's

/config/filestore/files_d/Common_d/certificate_key_d/

and

/config/filestore/files_d/Common_d/certificate_d/

to download the keys and certificates. I use this in a .NET c application.

The only trick is to find the right file because of the postfix with a random number. You don't know this number after generation of the Key

:Common:default.key_19751_1

.

anyway thanks for your help