Working With Ssl; Requesting And Installing A Server Certificate - Red Hat DIRECTORY SERVER 8.1 - USING THE ADMIN SERVER Using Instructions

Working with SSL

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2.8. Working with SSL
The Admin Server can run over HTTPS (secure HTTP) if SSL is enabled on the server. There are
steps to enabling SSL:
1. Generating and submitting a certificate request.
2. Receiving and installing the certificate.
3. Trusting the certificate authority (CA) which issued the certificate.
4. Changing the Admin Server configuration to allow SSL connections.

2.8.1. Requesting and Installing a Server Certificate

The Admin Server Console has a tool, the Certificate Request Wizard, which generates a valid
certificate request to submit to any certificate authority (CA).
1. In the Admin Server Console, select the Tasks tab, and click Manage Certificates.
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