Product:TIBCO Spotfire Server
Versions:7.5 and higher
Summary:
This article explains when does the TSS Node (Server / Node Manager) certificate expire and regenerate
Details:
What are server certificates (referred to as certificate below) ?
They help manage trust between the Spotfire server and the Node Manager. For more information.
When does the certificate get verified?
Expiry - A server certificate is considered "about to expire" if it will expire within next 3 / 6 / 12 months (varies with Spotfire version).
Consequences for the system if the certificate expires -
Resolution:
v10.7 & later:
v7.6 to v10.6:
v7.5:
Recommendation: It is advisable to hotfix and restart the Spotfire environment periodically so that we reduce the likelihood of the above mentioned consequences.
Versions:7.5 and higher
Summary:
This article explains when does the TSS Node (Server / Node Manager) certificate expire and regenerate
Details:
What are server certificates (referred to as certificate below) ?
They help manage trust between the Spotfire server and the Node Manager. For more information.
When does the certificate get verified?
- Currently this check happens during startup whether the Tibco Spotfire Server and node manager certificate is about to expire.
- In addition the startup check is repeated once per day for the node manager.
Expiry - A server certificate is considered "about to expire" if it will expire within next 3 / 6 / 12 months (varies with Spotfire version).
Consequences for the system if the certificate expires -
- If it's a server it will be almost completely unavailable (unable to communicate with other nodes)
- If it's a node manager it will restart automatically (the startup check is repeated once per day) - which avoids a complete outage but means that all services are restarted, possibly leading to data loss etc.
Resolution:
v10.7 & later:
Certificate validity: 24 months.
Certificate regeneration: If the server was restarted within 12 months from expiration, the certificate will regenerate.
Certificate regeneration: If the server was restarted within 12 months from expiration, the certificate will regenerate.
v7.6 to v10.6:
Certificate validity: 12 months.
Certificate regeneration: If the server was restarted within 6 months from expiration, the certificate will regenerate.
Certificate regeneration: If the server was restarted within 6 months from expiration, the certificate will regenerate.
v7.5:
Certificate validity: 12 months.
Certificate regeneration: If the server was restarted within 3 months from expiration, the certificate will regenerate.
Certificate regeneration: If the server was restarted within 3 months from expiration, the certificate will regenerate.
Recommendation: It is advisable to hotfix and restart the Spotfire environment periodically so that we reduce the likelihood of the above mentioned consequences.
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