Red Hat CERTIFICATE 7.1 ADMINISTRATOR, Administrator'S Manual

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Description. Additional information that helps you identify the CS instance. You can
change this description.
Installation Date. The date the server was installed.
Server Root. The directory in which all servers are installed.
Product Name. The complete product name.
Vendor. The name of the vendor.
Version. The version number.
Build Number. The number that identifies the build that was used for this installation.
Security Level. The server’s security level—whether the server is meant for use in the
United States and Canada (domestic) or any other part of the world (export). See
“Configuring the Server’s Security Preferences” on page 309.
Server Status. The server’s status—whether it is
started
,
stopped
, or
unknown
;
normally,
unknown
indicates that the server hasn’t been configured properly.
3.
To change the name of the instance, or its description:
Select the instance and click Edit.
Details about the selected CS instance appear in the right pane. Specify the appropriate
information:
Server Name. Type a name for the server.
Description. Type any additional description for the server. For example, you may
want to type information that will help you identify this instance of CS.
Setting up Certificate Authentication for the CS
Console
Certificate Authentication of Red Hat Console, and the CS window can now be enabled so
that administrators must authenticate using a client certificate that is good for SSL
authentication before logging into Red Hat Console, or the CS window. You first need to
store the certificates of the administrators and then enable this feature.
Storing an Administrator’s Client Certificates
You must store the certificates for any of administrator using this system. The certificate
should be either from the CA itself, or from whichever CA signed the certificate for the
subsystem.