Netscape NETSCAPE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM 4.5, Installation And Setup Manual

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Configuring Certificate Manager to Publish to Files
Chapter 20 Publishing Certificates and CRLs to a File 679
To request a client or personal certificate from the Certificate Manager:
1.
Open a web browser window.
2.
Go to the end-entity interface of the Certificate Manager you configured (or to
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 pair.
Do not interrupt the key-generation process.
Step B. Approve the Request
Skip this step if you requested the certificate using any of the automated
enrollment methods in “Step A. Request a Certificate” on page 678. Complete this
step if you used the manual enrollment form to request 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 List Requests.
3.
In the form that appears, select the “Show pending requests” option and click
Find.
4.
In the list of pending requests, identify 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 after you complete the next step.