SSL Certificate

Jamf Pro Installation and Configuration Guide for Linux 11.23.0

Solution
Application
Content Type
Technical Documentation
Utilities & Services
version
11.23.0
ft:locale
en-US
vrm_version
11.23.0

Jamf Pro requires a valid SSL certificate to ensure that computers and mobile devices communicate with the Jamf Pro server and not an imposter server.

The SSL certificate is handled differently for Jamf Cloud-hosted and on-premise environments:
  • For Jamf Cloud-hosted Jamf Pro instances, the SSL certificate is managed by Jamf.

  • If you have an on-premise environment, the Apache Tomcat settings in Jamf Pro allow you to create an SSL certificate from Jamf Pro's built-in certificate authority (CA). You can also upload the certificate keystore for an SSL certificate that was obtained from an internal CA or a trusted third-party vendor. An SSL certificate is automatically generated by the built-in CA when the Jamf Pro server is initialized. Jamf recommends replacing the SSL certificate generated by the built-in CA with one from a trusted third-party vendor or internal CA. For more information on creating an SSL certificate, see the Enabling SSL on Tomcat with a Public Certificate article.

Note:

If your environment is clustered, you must log in to the Jamf Pro web app for each Apache Tomcat node and create or upload any SSL certificates for each node.