Gateway Connectors

On the Gateway Connectors page of the Keyfactor Remote CA A certificate authority (CA) is an entity that issues digital certificates. Within Keyfactor Command, a CA may be a Microsoft CA or a Keyfactor gateway to a cloud-based or remote CA. Configuration Portal you can approve or deny Keyfactor Remote CA Gateway Connector The Keyfactor Gateway Connector is installed in the customer forest to provide a connection between the on-premise CA and the Azure-hosted, Keyfactor managed Hosted Configuration Portal to provide support for synchronization, enrollment and management of certificates through the Azure-hosted instance of Keyfactor Command for the on-premise CA. It is supported on both Windows and Linux.s that have connected to the portal server and view the status of the connections.

• The Last Seen column indicates the last time the gateway connector contacted the server. Each gateway connector attempts to contact the portal server every 5 minutes.

• The Approval Status column indicates whether the gateway connector is new, has been approved, or has been denied. A gateway connector must have a status of approved before a CA record can be linked to it.

• The Connected column indicates whether the gateway connector is actively communicating with the portal server. A gateway connector must have a connected state of yes before a CA record can be linked to it.

To approve a gateway connector, highlight it in the Gateway Connectors grid and click Approve. Only one gateway connector may be approved at a time.

To deny a gateway connector, highlight it in the Gateway Connectors grid and click Deny. Only one gateway connector may be denied at a time.