topic Re: Configure CA Server - Nexus 9k in Network Security

Configure CA Server - Nexus 9k

Willnetwork — Wed, 26 May 2021 19:54:19 GMT

Is it possible to configure my Nexus 9k to be a CA server? If so, please provide configuration guide link/URL.

Thank you!

Re: Configure CA Server - Nexus 9k

balaji.bandi — Wed, 26 May 2021 20:04:03 GMT

I used the most of the time cisco router as CA, but nexus never tried, try below links :

https://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/td/docs/switches/datacenter/nexus9000/sw/93x/security/configuration/guide/b-cisco-nexus-9000-nx-os-security-configuration-guide-93x/b-cisco-nexus-9000-nx-os-security-configuration-guide-93x_chapter_011010.html

https://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/td/docs/switches/datacenter/sw/4_1/nx-os/security/configuration/guide/sec_nx-os-cfg/sec_pki.html

https://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/td/docs/ios-xml/ios/sec_conn_pki/configuration/15-mt/sec-pki-15-mt-book/sec-cfg-mng-cert-serv.html

Re: Configure CA Server - Nexus 9k

Willnetwork — Wed, 26 May 2021 22:13:41 GMT

balaji,

Thank you for the quick reply!

After reading the documentation you posted, it looks like the NX-OS doesn't support the ability to configure the Nexus 9k as a CA Server. The documentation you provided explains how to configure trusted CAs but the ability to configure the Nexus 9k as an actual CA server that would allow me to issue/sign certificates.

Do you agree?

v/r

Willnetwork

Re: Configure CA Server - Nexus 9k

balaji.bandi — Thu, 27 May 2021 09:06:33 GMT

Lets discuss facts here, Most of DC envronment have CA/ PKI full infrastructure availble, most time this is good to in Lab environment to be deployed as testing.

But personally i do not suggested in production environment Switch ACT CA/PKI Server, rather i get simple Pi or any Linux box act as PKI Server

or if you have ISE can do the job most of the cisco environment.

yes - i provided the information so you understand correctly before we put in live environment.

Re: Configure CA Server - Nexus 9k

Willnetwork — Thu, 27 May 2021 11:55:20 GMT

Balaji,

Again, thank you for your reply!

Our SysAdmin will deploy a CA/PKI server on a Windows 2019 server (within our server farm) and it will server as our long-term PKI solution for the infrastructure.

I was hoping to configure my Nexus 9k L3 switches as a CA/PKI server only as a temporary solution for testing purposes, but unfortunately this doesn't seem possible.

Again, thank you for all the useful information and replies.

v/r

Willnetwork