Data Formats; Binary Formats - Red Hat CERTIFICATE SYSTEM 7.1 - ADMINISTRATOR Administrator's Manual

This appendix describes the data formats used by Netscape Communicator 4.x for installing
certificates. It also describes how certificates are imported into different environments.
This appendix contains the following sections:
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Data Formats

Red Hat products can accept certificates in several formats. Although the format can vary,
the certificates themselves are X.509 version 1, 2, or 3.

Binary Formats

The Red Hat certificate loader recognizes several binary formats, as follows.
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Certificate Download Specification
"Data Formats," on page 721
"Importing Certificate Chains
"Importing Certificates into Communicator," on page 723
"Importing Certificates into Red Hat Servers," on page 724
"Object Identifiers," on page 724
DER-encoded certificate
This is a single binary DER-encoded certificate.
Appendix F
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