.. include:: ../../common.defs

.. _admin-plugins-cert-reporting-tool:

Cert Reporting Tool Plugin
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Description
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The ``cert reporting tool`` can examine and log loaded certificates information like SAN and expiration date.
User will send plugin message to trigger the reporting/logging.

The log format for ``cert_reporting_tool.log`` is as followed:
[time] [Lookup Name] [Subject] [SAN] [serial] [NotAfter]

Plugin Configuration
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.. program:: cert_reporting_tool.so

* Simply put the name `cert_reporting_tool.so` in plugin.config

* ``traffic_ctl`` command.
   ``traffic_ctl plugin msg cert_reporting_tool.client 1`` - Triggers reporting/logging for client certs.

Example Usage
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Start |TS| with cert_reporting_tool loaded, then use traffic_ctl to send plugin message:
``traffic_ctl plugin msg cert_reporting_tool.client 1``