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docs: update certificate rotation warning
The original section stated that if the overcloud certificate expired it would not have any impact the cloud however this is not true and will cause issues with Barbican if integrated.
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doc/source/configuration/openbao.rst

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Rotating OpenBao certificate on the overcloud hosts
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The certificate for the overcloud OpenBao has an expiry time of one year. While
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the cloud won't break if this expires, it will need rotating before new
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certificates can be generated for internal PKI. If a OpenBao becomes sealed, it
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cannot be unsealed with an expired certificate.
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The certificate for the overcloud OpenBao has an expiration of one or two years after the certificate was generated.
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The expiration date of a certificate can be determined with ``openssl x509 -enddate -noout -in overcloud.crt``
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This will be problematic if anything needs to interact with the OpenBao API such as issuing new certificates or Barbican integration.
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1. Delete the old certificate:
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doc/source/configuration/vault.rst

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Rotating Vault certificate on the overcloud hosts
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The certificate for the overcloud vaults has an expiry time of one year. While
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the cloud won't break if this expires, it will need rotating before new
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certificates can be generated for internal PKI. If a vault becomes sealed, it
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cannot be unsealed with an expired certificate.
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The certificate for the overcloud Vault has an expiration of one or two years after the certificate was generated.
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The expiration date of a certificate can be determined with ``openssl x509 -enddate -noout -in overcloud.crt``
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This will be problematic if anything needs to interact with the Vault API such as issuing new certificates or Barbican integration.
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1. Delete the old certificate:
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