Netscape Certificate Management System 6.2, Administrator'S Manual

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Deployment Scenarios
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Figure 1-1 Single root
Certificate Manager
Figure 1-1 shows the relationships among a single Certificate Manager, end
entities, and a publishing directory. The Certificate Manager can publish both
end-entity certificates and CRLs to a directory.
Certificate Manager and Registration Manager
Figure 1-2 shows a Registration Manager and its Certificate Manager in separate
instances on separate machines. All communication between the Certificate
Manager and the Registration Manager takes place over HTTPS.