This article describes the types of logs that can be viewed in the request log within Nexus Certificate Manager (CM).
The request log contains information concerning requests made from the different CM clients to the Central Certificate Manager (CCM) and audit notifications generated by the components of the CCM. See also Search the request log.
Types of logs to be viewed
Log
Description
Requests
Client requests to the CCM
Audit notifications
Audit events generated by the components of the CCM
Types of searches to be done
Search
Description
Object
Returns all request and audit information for a specific AWB entity or certificate.
Filter
Returns request and audit information of the type selected. Filter selections can be used in combination to refine the search.
Available filter selections
Filter selection
Description
Subcategory
Category
Returns information concerning signed requests. Category can be used in combination with Failed only, Signing Officer and Date & Time to further refine the search.
Certificates
Issued - returns request information for certificate issue requests, both successful and failed.
Revoked - returns request information for certificate revocation requests, both successful and failed.
Published - returns request information for certificate publication requests, both successful and failed.
Keys
Archived - returns request information for certificate issue requests, both successful and failed, where key archiving procedure is specified.
Recovered - returns request information for key recovery requests, both successful and failed.
Card Production
Order - returns request information for production order requests, both successful and failed.
Batch - returns request information for batch requests, both successful and failed.
Administration
CA - returns request information for all CA requests, both successful and failed.
Key - returns request information for all key requests, both successful and failed.
Policy - returns request information for all policy requests, both successful and failed.
Officer - returns request information for officer requests, both successful and failed.
Event
Returns information concerning internal system audit notifications. Event can only be used in combination with Date & Time.
Audit notifications from the following system components can be viewed:
AM - Access Manager
CCM - Central Certificate Manager
CF - Certificate Factory
CRLF - Certificate Revocation List Factory
KARF - Key Archiving and Recovery Factory
DA - Distribution Agent
PF - Publication Factory
SSM - Secure Store Manager
Audit notifications
Audit notification
Description
Failed only
returns information concerning failed requests only.
Signing Officer
returns information concerning all requests signed by the specified officer.
Date & Time
returns information concerning all requests and audit notifications occurring within the specified date/time period.
Results of an Object or Filter search are displayed under these column headers
Column header
Description
Object
icon identifying the request type or an audit notification.
Description
plain text description of the request type.
Time
showing the date and the time of the request.
Status
the status of the request, either OK or failed.
Signer
the name of the signing officer.
Co-Signer
the name of the second officer when co-signing requests.