Netscape NETSCAPE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM 4.5, Installation And Setup Manual

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Getting Server SSL Certificates for Netscape Servers
802 Netscape Certificate Management System Installation and Setup Guide • October 2001
Step 2. Submit the Server Certificate Request
To submit the server certificate request to Certificate Management System:
1.
Open a web browser.
2.
Go to the server enrollment form (the page that allows you to submit a server
certificate request).
By default, the enrollment forms are at this location:
https://<hostname>:<end_entity_HTTPS_port>
or
http://<hostname>:<end_entity_HTTP_port>
3.
In the Enrollment tab, unser Server, select SSL Server.
The form for requesting SSL server certificate appears.
4.
Complete the request form with the information that Certificate Management
System needs to create a certificate for your server.
In general, you will be required to enter the following information:
❍
In the certificate request text area, paste the CSR that you copied to the text
file, including the
-----BEGIN NEW CERTIFICATE REQUEST-----
and
-----END NEW CERTIFICATE REQUEST-----
marker lines.
❍
In the contact information section, enter values to identify yourself. These
values will be used by the CA, if the need arises. For example, if there are
any questions or problems with the certificate request, the CA
administrator or agent will use this information to contact you. Also, be
sure to enter your email address. This is the address where the CA will
send the certificate once it has been issued.
❍
In the additional comments section, enter any additional information that
might help the issuing agent process the request. For example, you might
want to enter the name of the person who instructed you to obtain a
certificate or some other administrative information.
5.
Submit the request.
You should receive notification from Certificate Management System or an issuing
agent (depending on which enrollment form you used) when your request is
processed. The notification will contain your certificate, along with information on
how to install the new certificate into your server. The notification may also
mention that you need to install the CA’s certificate as a trusted CA. Check the
notification message for details.