Netscape Certificate Management System 6.2, Administrator'S Manual

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Chapter 3
Certificate Manager
The Certificate Manager subsystem provides the services of a Certificate Authority
(CA) in the PKI. It can issue, renew, and revoke certificates; create and issue CRLs;
and publish certificates and CRLs.
This chapter discusses the Certificate Manager subsystem. It provides an overview
of the subsystem including the decisions you need to make before installing the
subsystem, complete installation instructions, an overview of the Certificate
Manager processes including information on configuring those processes,
information about FBCA, and details on configuring a cloned CA.
This chapter contains the following sections:
• Certificate Manager Deployment Considerations
• Installing a Certificate Manager
• Configuring the Certificate Manager
• How The Certificate Manager Works
• Federal Bridge CA
• Cloning a CA
Certificate Manager Deployment Considerations
This section describes the decisions you make during installation of the Certificate
Manager that will apply to your initial configuration of the subsystem.