Network Management

ExportToPdfCmd.exe can now be used with certificated-based authentication

The ExportToPdfCmd.exe application used by the Report Scheduler can now use client certificates and Windows authentication.

First published date

12/11/2019 11:33 PM

Last published date

6/4/2020 4:11 PM

Overview

The Export to PDF tool, which is executed by the Report Scheduler and Alert Actions, can now use client certificate and Windows authentication when requesting an Orion page to be converted to a PDF.

Product section

Orion Platform

Resolution

To set up the credentials for certificate-based authentication:

Run "ExportToPDF.exe --setup".
Type in the domain, user, password, certificate path, and certificate password.
Once finished, these will be encrypted and stored in ExportToPDF.exe.config

TIP: When migrating to another machine, you will need to set it up again.

These credentials and certificate will be used for all web requests by the PDF Export tool.

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