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8 Click Next.
9 In the Validity Period field, select the length of time you want the certificate to be valid.
You might want to change the setting to a longer period of time to best meet the needs of your
organization.
10 Click Next, view the summary information, then click Finish.
11 Select File in Base64 Format.
12 Specify the path and filename for the certificate.
NetWare: Filenames can consist of up to 8 characters, with extensions of up to 3 characters.
Linux: Use only lowercase characters.
Windows: No limitations
You can retain the
.b64
13 Click Save.
Using YaST on Linux
1 On the Linux server desktop, click Computer > YaST, then enter the
2 Click Security and Users > CA Management.
3 If you did not create the
3a Click Import CA, specify the name and location of an existing CA, click OK, then skip to
Step 4.
or
Click Create Root CA, then continue with
3b Fill in the following fields:
CA Name: Specify the name of the CA certificate.
Common Name: Specify the name of the Certificate Authority.
Organization: Specify the name of your organization (for example, Novell, Inc.).
Organizational Unit: Specify your organization's division that this certificate is being
issued to (for example, Novell Product Development).
Locality: Specify the name of your city or other regional division (for example, Provo).
State: Specify the name of your state (for example, Utah). Use the full name. Do not
abbreviate it.
Country: Select the name of your country (for example, USA).
extension or use the more general
during the installation of Linux on the server:
YaST_Default_CA
Step
extension.
.crt
password.
root
3b.
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