Step 3: Install The Certificate - Red Hat DIRECTORY SERVER 7.1 - ADMINISTRATOR Administrator's Manual

Once you receive your certificate, you are ready to install it in your server's
certificate database.

Step 3: Install the Certificate

To install a server certificate:
In the Directory Server Console, select the Tasks tab, and click Manage
1.
Certificates.
The Manage Certificates window is displayed.
Select the Server Certs tab, and click Install.
2.
The Certificate Install Wizard is displayed.
Choose one of the following options for the certificate location, then click Next.
3.
In this file — Enter the absolute path to the certificate in this field.
H
In the following encoded text block — Copy the text from the CA's email
H
or from the text file you created, and paste it in this field. For example:
-----BEGIN CERTIFICATE-----
MIICMjCCAZugAwIBAgICCEEwDQYJKoZIhvcNAQEFBQAwfDELMAkGA1UEBhMCVVMx
IzAhBgNVBAoTGlBhbG9va2FWaWxsZSBXaWRnZXRzLCBJbmMuMR0wGwYDVQQLExRX
aWRnZXQgTWFrZXJzICdSJyBVczEpMCcGA1UEAxMgVGVzdCBUZXN0IFRlc3QgVGVz
dCBUZXN0IFRlc3QgQ0EwHhcNOTgwMzEyMDIzMzU3WhcNOTgwMzI2MDIzMzU3WjBP
MQswCQYDVQQGEwJVUzEoMCYGA1UEChMfTmV0c2NhcGUgRGlyZWN0b3J5IFB1Ymxp
Y2F0aW9uczEWMBQGA1UEAxMNZHVgh49dq2itLmNvbTBaMA0GCSqGSIb3
-----END CERTIFICATE-----
Check that the certificate information displayed is correct, and click Next.
4.
Specify a name for the certificate, and click Next.
5.
Verify the certificate by providing the password that protects the private key.
6.
This password is the same as the one you provided in "Step 1: Generate a
Certificate Request," on page 423.
Now that you have installed your certificate, you need to configure your server to
trust the Certificate Authority from which you obtained the server's certificate.
Obtaining and Installing Server Certificates
Chapter 11 Managing SSL and SASL 423