You may have previously disabled ACMEv2 operations for an External Account Binding credential. When ACMEv2 operations are disabled for an External Account Binding credential, new ACMEv2 clients cannot use the credential to create an account, and ACMEv2 clients with an existing account cannot perform any ACMEv2 operations with the credential.

You can enable ACMEv2 operations that have been disabled for an External Account Binding credential. When you enable ACMEv2 operations for an External Account Binding credential, ACMEv2 clients with an existing account can perform ACMEv2 operations with the credential, and new ACMEv2 clients can use the credential to create an account if the HMAC key is enabled.

To enable ACMEv2 operations for an External Account Binding credential

  1. On the Entrust Deployment Manager or Cryptographic Security Platform node hosting the EAB Utility, log in as sysadmin.
  2. Enter the following command to launch the EAB Utility:
    sudo eab-util
  3. The main menu appears:
  4. Select Manage EAB credentials, and then press Enter.
    A list of External Account Binding credentials appears. For example:

    The ACMEv2 Status column displays the status of ACMEv2 operations for each External Account Binding credential, either Enabled or Disabled.
  5. Select the credential you want to enable, and then press Enter.
    A Manage EAB Credentials page appears. For example:
  6. Select Enable ACMEv2 and press Enter.
    The Enable ACMEv2 operations for this EAB Credential page appears.
  7. Select Enable ACMEv2 and press Enter.
    The External Account Binding credential is enabled. The Manage EAB Credentials page reappears