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LdapCaSimpleMap Plug-in Module
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Table 5-2
Description of parameters defined in the LdapCaSimpleMap module
Parameter Description
createCAEntry
Specifies whether the Certificate Manager should create an entry for the CA in the
publishing directory. Check the box if you want the server to create a CA’s entry
(default). Uncheck the box if you don’t want the server to create an entry.
If you check the box, the Certificate Manager first attempts to create an entry for the
CA in the directory. If the Certificate Manager succeeds in creating the entry, it then
attempts to publish the CA’s certificate to the entry. Note that the CA’s entry DN in
the directory will match the pattern you specify in the
dnPattern
field. For
example, if the issuer DN (specified in the CA’s signing certificate) is
CN=testCA,
OU=Research Dept, O=Example Corporation, C=US
, and the
dnPattern
is
set to
CN=$subj.cn,OU=$subj.ou,O=$subj.o,C=US
, the Certificate Manager
creates an entry with
CN=testCA, OU=Research Dept, O=Example
Corporation, C=US
as its DN.
dnPattern
Specifies the DN pattern the Certificate Manager should use to construct the DN in
order to search for the CA’s entry in the publishing directory. The value of
dnPattern
can be a list of AVAs separated by commas. An AVA can be a variable,
such as
CN=$subj.cn
, that the Certificate Manager can derive from the certificate
subject name, or a constant, such as
O=Example Corporation
.
Note that if your CA certificate does not have the
CN
component in its subject name,
be sure to adjust the CA certificate mapping DN pattern to reflect the DN of the entry
in the directory where the CA certificate is to be published. For example, if your CA
certificate subject DN is
O=Example Corporation
and the CA’s entry in the
directory is
cn=Certificate Authority, o=Example Corporation
, the
pattern should look like this:
cn=Certificate Authority, o=$subj.o
(This rule applies to other mappers as well.)
Permissible values: A valid pattern that will enable the Certificate Manager to
construct the DN for the CA’s entry.
Example 1:
uid=CertMgr, o=Example Corporation
Example 2:
CN=$subj.cn,OU=$subj.ou,O=$subj.o,C=US
Example 3:
uid=$req.HTTP_PARAMS.uid,
E=$ext.SubjectAlternativeName.RFC822Name,ou=$subj.ou
In the above examples,
$req
means take the attribute from the certificate request,
$subj
means take the attribute from the certificate subject name, and
$ext
means
take the attribute from the certificate extension.