I'd like add a solution detail: In my original notes on this problem, I stated that trying to add a peer gave me this error message: Encountered the following error while trying to save: Invalid action for this internal handler (handler: distsearch-peer, supported: list|edit|remove|_reload|new|disable|enable|doc, wanted: create). In addition, the GUI did not display the option to add a new peer when I was in the list of search peers. I had to be the "distributed peers menu" to see the "+ search peer" option on that page; and it did not work. As soon as I created a file called private.pem, even though it and its trusted.pem was not acceptable because the key length was too short, the option of "add search peer" appeared on the list of distributed peers. I am afraid that I can't recall the error message I received when I used "add search peer" with an invalid key pair.
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