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VII.
When the certificate is displayed, scroll down to the base-64 encoded
version of the certificate, highlight all the text (including
-----BEGIN
CERTIFICATE -----
and
-----END CERTIFICATE-----
), and copy it
to the clipboard or to a text file.
Be sure to not make any changes to the certificate. You’re required to
paste the encoded certificate into the Installation Wizard next. So, once
you’ve copied the certificate, go back to the wizard screen (Step 27).
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To submit your certificate request manually to a third-party CA, follow
these steps:
I.
Make sure that the certificate request (including
-----BEGIN NEW
CERTIFICATE REQUEST -----
and
-----END NEW CERTIFICATE
REQUEST -----)
is highlighted, and click the Copy to Clipboard
button.
This action copies the certificate request to the clipboard. In addition to
the copy on the clipboard, the screen informs you that the certificate
request has been saved to a file. You can use either the copy on the
clipboard or the copy in the file to transfer your request to the CA that
will issue the subordinate CA’s signing certificate.
II.
Submit your certificate request to a third-party CA, following the
instructions provided by that CA.
Click Next when you are ready to proceed to the next screen.
27.
SSL Server Certificate Installation. Depending on whether you have the
certificate ready for pasting into the Installation Wizard screen, click Yes or No.
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If you have submitted your request to a third-party CA or to a remote
Certificate Manager for which you do not have agent privileges, you may
have to wait days or weeks before you receive the certificate. In this case,
you should click No, continue as far as you can with the configuration, and
resume after you receive the certificate. The default is No.
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Select Yes, only if you have the certificate ready in its base-64 encoded
format.
Click Next to continue.
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If you selected Yes, the “Location of Certificate” screen appears (Step 28).
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If you selected No, you will be presented with the “Create Single Signon
Password” screen (Step 31).