Netscape NETSCAPE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM 4.5, Installation And Setup Manual

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Some Enrollment Scenarios
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Figure 2-2
Custom authentication against an existing customer database
Enrolling New Customers
The following process will be used for enrolling new Acme customers. In this case,
the Registration Manager uses manual authentication to validate every certificate
request personally before issuing the certificate. Figure 2-3 illustrates the steps in
this process.
1.
Request certificate. The customer fills in and submits a certificate request form
for new Acme customers.
2.
Deferral notice. The Registration Manager immediately informs the customer
(via a web page) that the request has been deferred and that Acme will be in
touch soon. Meanwhile, the certificate request waits in a queue for attention
from the Registration Manager agent.