Netscape NETSCAPE CONSOLE 6.0 - MANAGING SERVERS, Manual

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Obtaining and Installing a Server Certificate
188 Managing Servers with Netscape Console • December 2001
8.
Verify that the certificate information is correct, and then click Next.
9.
Enter a name for the certificate, and then click Next.
10.
Enter the password for the security device that will hold this certificate.
If you are installing the certificate on the internal (software) security device,
enter the password for the key and certificate database. If you are installing a
certificate on an external (hardware) security device, enter the password for the
device.
11.
Click Done.
To Install a CA Certificate or Server Certificate Chain
1.
Obtain the CA certificate or Server Certificate Chain from your CA.
2.
In the Netscape Console navigation tree, select the server instance on which
you want to install the CA certificate.
3.
Click Open to open the management window for the server instance.
4.
On the Tasks tab, click the Manage Certificates task button.
You can also open the Console menu, and then choose Security > Manage
Certificates.
5.
Select the CA Certs tab, and then click Install.
6.
Enter the certificate’s location or enter its text:
In this local file. If the certificate is stored in a text file on your system, enter
the full path to the file.
In the following encoded text block. If you copied the certificate to the
clipboard, paste the certificate’s text into the text field by clicking the Paste
from Clipboard button.
7.
Click Next.
If the certificate information you entered above is valid, you see a page
containing the details of the certificate.
8.
Verify that the certificate information is correct, and then click Next.
9.
Enter a name for the certificate, and then click Next.