About This Guide; What Is In This Guide; Additional Reading - Red Hat CERTIFICATE SYSTEM 8.0 - MANAGING SMART CARDS WITH THE ENTERPRISE SECURITY CLIENT 1-23-2010 Manual

About This Guide

The Enterprise Security Client is a simple user interface which formats and manages smart cards.
This guide is intended for everyday users of Certificate System, who will use the Enterprise Security
Client to manage their smart cards. Certificate System agents should read the Certificate System
Agent's Guide for information on how to perform agent tasks, such as handling certificate requests and
revoking certificates.
Before reading this guide, be familiar with the following concepts:
• Public-key cryptography and the Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) protocol
• Intranet, extranet, and Internet security and the role of digital certificates in a secure enterprise
• LDAP and Red Hat Directory Server

1. What Is in This Guide

This guide contains the following chapters:
Chapter 1, Introduction to the Enterprise Security Client
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System.
Section 2.1, "Supported Platforms for the Client"
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the Enterprise Security Client.
Chapter 2, Installing the Enterprise Security Client
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uninstall the Enterprise Security Client on the supported platforms.
Chapter 3, Using the Enterprise Security Client
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Security Client for token enrollment, formatting, and password reset operations.
Chapter 5, Using Keys on Smart Cards for Web and Mail Clients
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Enterprise Security Client keys for SSL and S/MIME authentication.
Chapter 6, Configuring the Enterprise Security Client
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Enterprise Security Client.

2. Additional Reading

This paper covers information on managing smart cards in Certificate System, as well as the
functionality for the Enterprise Security Client, which handles smart cards.
Some very basic information on using other end user web services for the Certificate System CA and
RA systems is covered in the
all many user need to know. Managing Smart Cards with the Enterprise Security Client and the End
User's Guide, together, are both for end users of Red Hat Certificate System.
For more information on the basic concepts of certificates, public key infrastructure, and Certificate
Certificate System Deployment Guide
System itself, see the
1
http://www.redhat.com/docs/manuals/cert-system/8.0/ee/html/
2
http://www.redhat.com/docs/manuals/cert-system/8.0/deploy/html/
provides information about supported platforms for
provides instructions on using the Enterprise
Using End User Services
provides an introduction to the Certificate
provides information on how to install and
describes how to use the
provides information on configuring the
1
. For basic certificate management, that's
2
.
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