Configure the VirtuCrypt Intelligence Portal

this section describes the following processes logging in to the {{vc}} intelligence portal (vip) creating a new cryptotunnel to allow connections between the cryptotunnel guardian and the prometheus proxy defined by the vip user downloading a pkcs #12 client tls connection certificate for the customer prometheus instance log in to the vip log in at https //vip virtucrypt com/login https //vip virtucrypt com/login with an account identity that is authorized to access the cryptotunnel and cryptoverse services in your vip account create a cryptotunnel perform the following steps to create a cryptotunnel for the connection between the cryptotunnel guardian and the prometheus proxy if you set up advanced metrics for your vip account, you have at least two cryptotunnels one for the service you are using and another one for the metrics related to that service select cryptotunnel in the services list virtucrypt services option select \[ add cryptotunnel ] at the top of the page configure the cryptotunnel, selecting advanced metrics in the service drop down menu, as shown in the following image cryptotunnel creation settings cryptoverse is the company specific applications ca used to verify clients endpoint is the destination the cryptotunnel guardian connects to after proxying users select \[ ok ] the new cryptotunnel should be listed now in the cryptotunnel management menu enable the cryptotunnel perform the following steps to enable the cryptotunnel in the cryptotunnel management menu, expand the new cryptotunnel by selecting the down arrow on the far right select \[ enable ] download a pkcs #12 client certificate perform the following steps to download a pkcs #12 client tls connection certificate for the customer prometheus instance go back to the home page of your vip account under services , select cryptoverse expand the company specific applications ca by selecting the down arrow on the far right select \[ generate pki ] enter a name and password for the pki, and select \[ ok ] expand the pki you just generated to display information about the certificate you should see details similar to the following image certificate details select \[ download pkcs #12 ] , enter the pkcs #12 password, and select \[ ok ] choose where you want to save the pkcs #12 file locally test the connection to test the connection to the advanced metrics endpoint, run the following curl command to confirm that you can successfully connect to your advanced metrics endpoint by using the tls certificates in the pkcs #12 file