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    Pfsense returns to default certificate after reboot.

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      akempiak
      last edited by

      Hello,
      Everything is in the title.
      My certificate is well installed on both pfsense of my cluster. It never happens on "primary" node, but it randomly happens on "backup" node.
      HTTPS returns on default certificate, so because of HSTS, I'm no longer able to access with FQDN, I need to access to webUI with IP address, and revert back to my certificate…
      ...until next time...  >:(  ???

      Thanks for any help !

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      • jimpJ
        jimp Rebel Alliance Developer Netgate
        last edited by

        With a cluster, the certificates are shared between both nodes. If you import a cert for the secondary directly on the secondary it will be overwritten by the certs from the primary during the next config sync.

        You can do two things:

        1. Use a single certificate to cover both nodes (SANs include hostnames for primary, secondary, and a hostname for the CARP VIP for other purposes, or perhaps a wildcard cert) and then select this for use as the GUI cert on both nodes. This is simple with ACME and the way we usually recommend doing it.

        2. Import the primary and secondary GUI certs to the primary node, so they will be synchronized to both units. Then pick the certificate in the GUI settings after that.

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