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For this step, the client (the eACM MQTT app, Bridge, Edge Manager, etc.) authenticates to the server with a certificate before the TLS connection is fully established. This takes place after the server has authenticated to to the client with its own (server) certificate.

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All of the steps above under “Steps for Creating Certificates for Server Authentication” must be completed first before proceeding.

Create one key pair and one certificate for each uniquely identifiable client desired.

Whether you create one client certificate to share among your MQTT clients -or- each MQTT client has its own certificate is dictated by your organization’s IT security posture.

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Repeat this process for each key pair and client certificate that your logistics and security posture dictate.

The outputs for this process are:

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