What will happen when an admin restores the environment with a brand new certificate?

When an administrator restores the environment with a brand new certificate, all existing users and settings in the Qlik Management Console (QMC) will be lost. This is because the certificate is integral to the security and authentication framework within Qlik Sense. Whenever a new certificate is introduced, it creates a fresh session in the environment, which does not recognize the previous users or settings.

Additionally, certificates are tied to the identification of users and their permissions; therefore, changing the certificate necessitates a reset of the security context. Without the prior certificate, the system no longer acknowledges the previously established user accounts or the configurations set in the QMC.

This means that in order to restore user accounts and settings, the admin would need to reconfigure all of them from scratch after the new certificate is applied. This is crucial for maintaining the overall integrity of the environment and ensuring that the security posture is properly aligned with the new authentication mechanism.