Netscape NETSCAPE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM 4.5, Installation And Setup Manual

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Stage 2. Running the Installation Wizard
238 Netscape Certificate Management System Installation and Setup Guide • October 2001
23.
Submission of Request. Select whether you want to submit the request
manually or send the request automatically to a remote Certificate Manager.
To automatically submit the request to a remote Certificate Manager (or for
automatic enrollment), follow these steps:
a.
Select the “Send the request to a remote CMS now” option.
b.
Enter the host name and end-entity port number of the remote Certificate
Manager, and specify whether the end-entity port is SSL enabled.
c.
Click Next to submit the request.
The Certificate Request Result screen appears, confirming that the request
has been submitted. Note the request ID provided in the response
message. (You can use it later to retrieve the certificate, once it has been
issued, from the end-entity port.)
Note that the request gets added to the agent queue of the remote
Certificate Manager for approval by that Certificate Manager’s agent. If
you’ve permission to access that Certificate Manager’s Agent interface,
you can follow the instructions below to issue the certificate. Otherwise,
you should wait for the remote Certificate Manager’s agent to approve
your request and issue the certificate.
d.
Open a web browser window.
e.
Enter the URL for the remote Certificate Manager’s Agent Services page.
(You must use the same computer where you got your agent certificate.)
f.
Select List Requests, click Show Pending Requests, and then click Find.
g.
In the pending request list, locate your request, click Details to see the
request, and make any changes. Then, scroll down to the bottom of the
form, and click Do It.
h.
After the certificate is generated, click Show Certificate.
i.
When the certificate is displayed, scroll down to the base-64 encoded
version of the certificate, highlight all the text (including
-----BEGIN
CERTIFICATE -----
and
-----END CERTIFICATE-----
), and copy it to
the clipboard or to a text file.
Be sure to not make any changes to the certificate. You’re required to paste
the encoded certificate into the Installation Wizard next. So, once you’ve
copied the certificate, go back to the wizard screen (Step 24).