Xledger Setup

Download the Certificate Manager from the Microsoft Store.
Click “Get New Certificate”.
Fill in your username and password, and then click “Get Security Code” and check your emails for said security code.
Enter the security code, enable “Exportable”, and then click “Get Certificate”.
You have now created a new Xledger certificate. You can access it by navigating to “certmgr” by typing “Manage user certificates” into the Windows search bar.
Under “Personal” > “Certificates”, you should see a certificate issued by “http://XLEDGER.NET”.
Double click on it, go to the “Details” tab, and then click “Copy to File”.
Go through the stages until you hit “Export Private Key”. Select “Yes, export the private key”.
Continue through the stages until you land on “Security”. Tick “Password” and enter an appropriate password.
Enter a valid file name and location in the next screen, and then finish the wizard.
You have successfully saved your Xledger certificate to a file. You will now need to convert it to a valid format that Cyclr can use.

If you are using a Windows system:
- You will need to install OpenSSL.
- Once installed, open a new Powershell window in the folder that contains the certificate. Type openssl.exe pkcs12 -in xledger-cert.pfx -out xledger-cert.pem -nodes replacing xledger-cert.pfx with the name of the created certificate from the previous step.
If you are using a Linux system:
- You may already have OpenSSL installed, depending on your distribution. Type openssl version into a terminal to see if you have it installed.
- Once installed/verified, type openssl pkcs12 -in xledger-cert.pfx -out xledger-cert.pem -nodes replacing xledger-cert.pfx with the name of the created certificate from the previous step.
Open the newly created xledger-cert.pem into a text editor of your liking. Copy all the text displayed.

When installing an Xledger Connector, the following values are used:

Client Certificate: this is the certificate copied in the “Retrieving Certificate” section above.
User Name: the Xledger user to authenticate as.
Password: that user’s password.