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SSL Server Certificate Configuration
212 Netscape Certificate Management System Installation and Setup Guide • October 2001
• Key length_______________________________________________
For domestic versions of Netscape Certificate Management System, available
settings for RSA are 512, 1024, 2048, 4096, or custom, and available settings for
DSA are 512, 1024, or custom (in increments of 64 bits only).
• Message Digest Algortihm (select one): SHA1___ MD2___ MD5___
Select the message digest algorithm to use for generating digital signatures on
certificates.
Subject Name for SSL Server Certificate
• Common Name (CN=) _____________________________________
• Organizational Unit (OU=) ___________________________________
• Organization (O=) ________________________________________
• Locality (L=) _____________________________________________
• State (ST=) ______________________________________________
• Country (C=) ____________________________________________
A DN is a series of name-value pairs that in combination uniquely identify an
entity. The subject DN identifies the CA signing certificate. You are not
required to enter all the values, but must enter the Organization (O), such as
your company name. The Organization is required because its absence causes
Netscape Communicator (version 4.6 or below) to crash. For more information
about distinguished names, see Apendix A, “Distinguished Names,” in CMS
Plug-ins Guide.
Validity Period for SSL Server Certificate
You can specify the validity period for an SSL server certificate only if you are
installing a Certificate Manager and you have decided to have that the Certificate
Manager issue the certificate. If the SSL server certificate is issued by a remote CA,
its validity period is determined by the issuing CA.
• Validity period___________________ to __________________________
Enter beginning and ending dates for the certificate’s validity period.