Configuring The Browser For The Edirectory Ca; Exporting The Ca's Self-Signed Certificate - Novell OPEN ENTERPRISE SERVER 2 SP2 - LAB GUIDE 01-19-2010 Manual

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4 You should receive a certificate security alert. Accept the certificate temporarily.
You eliminate this error in the next section.
5 Log in as the eDirectory Admin user:
5a In the Username field, type
5b In the Password field, type the eDirectory Admin user password.
5c In the Tree field, type
If SLP services are not working properly, you need to enter the IP address instead of the
tree name.
5d Click Login.
6 Do not close iManager. Continue with the next section,
eDirectory
CA.
1.10 Configuring the Browser for the eDirectory
CA
The certificate error you received in the previous section was generated because Web browsers
don't trust eDirectory-based certificate authorities by default.
To eliminate the errors, you must import the eDirectory CA certificate into your browser.
Section 1.10.1, "Exporting the CA's Self-Signed Certificate," on page 25
Section 1.10.2, "Importing the CA Certificate into Mozilla Firefox on Windows," on page 26

1.10.1 Exporting the CA's Self-Signed Certificate

1 In iManager, click the Roles and Tasks icon
2 Click Novell Certificate Server > Configure Certificate Authority.
3 Click the Certificates tab, then select the check box for the self-signed certificate.
4 Click the Export sub-tab.
5 Deselect Export Private Key.
The Export Format changes to DER.
6 Click Next.
7 Click Save the Exported Certificate and save the file to disk, noting the filename and location if
indicated.
8 Click Close > OK.
9 Find the file you just saved. By default it is usually on the desktop.
10 To configure Mozilla Firefox on Windows, continue with
Mozilla Firefox on
Windows.
Instructions for configuring other browsers are in
the
OES 2 SP1: Planning and Implementation
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"Eliminating Browser Certificate
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Configuring the Browser for the
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