Step 2: Send The Certificate Request - Red Hat DIRECTORY SERVER 7.1 - ADMINISTRATOR Administrator's Manual

Obtaining and Installing Server Certificates
Enter the password that will be used to protect the private key, and click
5.
Next.
The Next field is grayed out until you supply a password. When you click
Next, the Request Submission dialog box is displayed.
Select Copy to Clipboard or Save to File to save the certificate request
6.
information that you must send to the Certificate Authority.
Click Done to dismiss the Certificate Request Wizard.
7.
Once you have generated the request, you are ready to send it to the CA.

Step 2: Send the Certificate Request

Follow these steps to send the certificate information to the CA:
Use your email program to create a new email message.
1.
Copy the certificate request information from the clipboard or the saved file
2.
into the body of the message.
The content will look similar to the following example:
-----BEGIN NEW CERTIFICATE REQUEST-----
MIIBrjCCARcCAQAwbjELMAkGA1UEBhMCVXMxEzARBgNVBAgTCkNBTElGT1J
OSUExLDAqBgVBAoTI25ldHNjYXBlIGNvbW11bmljYXRpb25zIGNvcnBvcmF
0aW9uMRwwGgYDVQQDExNtZWxsb24ubmV0c2NhcGUuY29tMIGfMA0GCSqGSI
b3DQEBAQUAA4GNADCBiQKBgQCwAbskGh6SKYOgHy+UCSLnm3ok3X3u83Us7
ug0EfgSLR0f+K41eNqqRftGR83emqPLDOf0ZLTLjVGJaH4Jn4l1gG+JDf/n
/zMyahxtV7+mT8GOFFigFfuxaxMjr2j7IvELlxQ4IfZgWwqCm4qQecv3G+N
9YdbjveMVXW0v4XwIDAQABoAAwDQYK
-----END NEW CERTIFICATE REQUEST-----
Send the email message to the CA.
3.
Once you have emailed your request, you must wait for the CA to respond with
your certificate. Response time for requests varies. For example, if your CA is
internal to your company, it may only take a day or two to respond to your
request. If your selected CA is external to your company, it could take several
weeks to respond to your request.
When the CA sends a response, be sure to save the information in a text file. You
will need the data when you install the certificate.
You should also back up the certificate data in a safe location. If your system ever
loses the certificate data, you can reinstall the certificate using your backup file.
422 Red Hat Directory Server Administrator's Guide • May 2005