Issue attempting to use Content Server HTTP Interface

[Former Member]

Hello,

Apologies if this isnt the appropriate forum for this question. I have not identified any particular that looks appropriate to my question.

I am attempting to use the SAP Content Server HTTP Interface API

(http://www.google.co.nz/url?sa=t&source=web&cd=1&ved=0CBUQFjAA&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.sap.com%2Fturkey%2Fpartners%2Ficc%2Fscenarios%2Fpdf%2FHTTPAPI_E.pdf&rct=j&q=info%20sap%20content%20server%20http%20interface&ei=xzX0TMCxJIO8sQP8r5zuCw&usg=AFQjCNG7HakBMThit1hHVNnkQGgxAGGdMg&cad=rja)

from a standalone application.

The issue is that when invoking the putCert Http Server interface request as per the API documentation the server answers with a 501 error response.

HTTP/1.1 500 (Internal error)

Content-Type: text/html

Server: Microsoft-IIS/7.0

X-ErrorDescription: "Security: format error of certificate"

X-ContentServer: contentServer="sapdoc-dev.aklc.govt.nz";contentServerPort="80";pVersion="0046";id="SAP HTTP Content Server";

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Date: Sun, 28 Nov 2010 21:07:29 GMT

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I am attempting to put a public certificate that I generated using the java keytool program (generated and then exported) into the SAP Content Server so that I am able to send subsequent requests to create and retreive content from the server.

The certificate looks valid and conforms to the details identified in the API document.

$ keytool -printcert -file pjt.cer

Owner: CN=Phil, OU=AucklandCouncil, O=AucklandCouncil, L=Auckland, ST=NZ, C=NZ

Issuer: CN=Phil, OU=AucklandCouncil, O=AucklandCouncil, L=Auckland, ST=NZ, C=NZ

Serial number: 4ced8983

Valid from: Thu Nov 25 10:54:11 NZDT 2010 until: Wed Feb 23 10:54:11 NZDT 2011

Certificate fingerprints:

MD5: E1:E8:AB:FA:91:2C:8C:82:1C:F1:C9:B2:36:F9:B4:82

SHA1: 8A:07:06:29:C3:B3:68:05:D6:44:89:AE:31:3C:55:96:73:6A:C3:60

Signature algorithm name: SHA1withDSA

Version: 3

The certificate has been generated a few different ways and all give the same error when invoking putCert.

The putCert request has been invoked using different tools and all give the same error.

Its not clear to me if I can/cant use the interface from a standalone client. Does anyone know?

Does anyone have an idea how I can find out why the server is rejecting my putCert request.

Thanks Phil

[Former Member]

Hi,

I have found solution.

You have to export your .cer file as pkcs#7 (.p7b) file.

Open your .cer file, go to Details tab, click Copy to file... and select Cryptographic Message Syntax Standart - PKCS#7 Certificates (.p7b).

Use .p7b file with putCert command. It works for me.

Slava

[Former Member]

Hi,

I have the same issue. Have you resolved it?

Slava