Netscape NETSCAPE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM 4.5, Installation And Setup Manual

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Configuring Policy Rules for a Subsystem
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To request a client or personal certificate from the Certificate Manager:
1.
Open a web browser window.
2.
Go to the End Entity Services interface of the Certificate Manager you
configured (or the Registration Manager that’s connected to this Certificate
Manager).
The URL is in this form:
https://<hostname>:<end_entity_HTTPS_port>
or
http://<hostname>:<end_entity_HTTP_port>
3.
In the left frame, under Browser, click Manual.
This opens the manual enrollment form.
4.
Fill in all the values and submit the request.
The client prompts you to enter the password for your key database.
5.
When you enter the correct password, the client generates the key pairs.
Do not interrupt the key-generation process.
Step B. Approve the Request
This step is required if you used the manual enrollment form for requesting the
certificate. The request you submitted is waiting in the agent queue for approval by
an agent.
To approve the request:
1.
Go to the Certificate Manager’s Agent Services interface.
The URL is in this format:
https://<hostname>:<agent_port>
2.
In the left frame, click the link that says List Requests.
3.
In the form that appears, select the “Show pending requests” option and click
Find.
You should see your request in the list of pending requests.
4.
Locate the request you submitted and approve the request.
You should see a confirmation page indicating that the certificate has been
issued. Don’t close the page until you finish the next step.
Step C. Check the Certificate Details
Verify that the certificate contains the required details. Be sure to check the
Extension section to see if it contains all the required extensions.