Netscape Certificate Management System 6.1, Administrator'S Manual

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Configuring Key Archival and Recovery Process
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2.
Approve the request.
This step is required only if you used the manual enrollment form for
requesting the certificate.
a.
Go to the enrollment authority’s Agent Services interface.
The default URL is as follows:
https://<hostname>:<agent_port>
b.
Click the link that says List Requests.
c.
In the form that appears, select the “Show pending requests” option and
click Find.
You should see your request in the list of pending requests.
d.
Make sure the request has the appropriate extensions set for S/MIME
(E-mail bit of the Netscape Certificate Type extension selected) and the
subject name contains the email information (the value of the E attribute).
e.
Locate and approve the request.
3.
Check if the certificates have been issued.
To do this:
a.
Click the List Requests link again.
b.
In the form that appears, select the “Show completed requests” option and
click Find.
You should see two new certificates with consecutive serial numbers.
c.
Download the certificates to the web browser.
d.
Go to the security information window of the browser (from the
Communicator menu, choose Edit, and then choose Tools, and then choose
Security Info).
e.
Click Certificates and then click Manage Certificates.
f.
Verify that the test certificates have been stored in the browser’s certificate
database.
4.
Check whether the key has been archived. To do this:
a.
Go to the Data Recovery Manager’s Agent Services interface.
b.
Click the link that says List Requests.
c.
In the form that appears, check the “Show completed requests” option and
click Find.