Netscape Certificate Management System 6.2, Administrator'S Manual

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Installing a Certificate Manager
106 Netscape Certificate Management System Administrator’s Guide • June 2003
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If you copied the encoded certificate to a file, select the “The certificate is
located in this file” option and then type the file path, including the
filename, in the text field.
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If you copied the certificate to the clipboard, select the “The certificate is
located in the text area below” option and then paste in a base-64 encoded
certificate (including the header and footer) in the text area provided.
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If you noted the request ID of your request and know the host name and
end-entity port number of the remote Certificate Manager that issued the
certificate, select the “The certificate is at the CMS server where the request
was sent” option and then specify the required details.
Click Next to continue.
22.
Certificate Details. This is an informational screen that shows the certificate so
you can inspect its contents. Notice the nickname assigned to the certificate
and verify that you’re installing the correct certificate.
Click Next to continue.
23.
Import Certificate Chain. This screen appears only if you need to import the
CA certificate chain. If the CA that issued the certificate is a Certificate
Manager, follow these steps:
a.
Go to the end-entity URL for the Certificate Manager that issued the
subordinate CA’s signing certificate.
b.
Select the Retrieval tab, and then choose Import CA Certificate Chain.
c.
Select the “Display the CA certificate chain in PKCS#7 for importing into a
server” option, and then click Submit.
d.
Copy the certificate chain to the clipboard.
e.
Return to the Installation Wizard.
f.
Paste the certificate chain into the text box.
Click Next to continue.
24.
SSL Server Certificate. Select the appropriate option:
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If you want to get the SSL server certificate signed by the subordinate CA
itself, select the “Sign SSL certificate with my CA signing certificate”
option.