Netscape ENTREPRISE SERVER 6.0 - ADMINISTRATOR Administrator's Manual page 97

Enter your identification information.
7.
The format of this information varies by CA. For a general description of these
fields, alist of Certificate Authorities is available through both Server
Administrator, and Server Manager Security Pages under Request a
Certificate. Note that most of this information usually isn't required for a
certificate renewal.
Double-check your work to ensure accuracy.
8.
The more accurate the information, the faster your certificate is likely to be
approved. If your request is going to a certificate server, you'll be prompted to
verify the form information before the request is submitted.
Click OK.
9.
For the Server Manager, click Apply, and then Restart for changes to take
10.
effect.
The server generates a certificate request that contains your information. The
request has a digital signature created with your private key. The CA uses a digital
signature to verify that the request wasn't tampered with during routing from your
server machine to the CA. In the rare event that the request is tampered with, the
CA will usually contact you by phone.
If you choose to email the request, the server composes an email message
containing the request and sends the message to the CA. Typically, the certificate is
then returned to you via email. If instead you specified a URL to a certificate server,
your server uses the URL to submit the request to the Certificate Server. You might
get a response via email or other means depending on the CA.
The CA will notify you if it agrees to issue you a certificate. In most cases, the CA
will send your certificate via email. If your organization is using a certificate server,
you may be able to search for the certificate by using the certificate server's forms.
NOTE Not everyone who requests a certificate from a commercial CA is
given one. Many CAs require you to prove your identity before
issuing you a certificate. Also, it can take anywhere from one day to
two months to get approval. You are responsible for promptly
providing all the necessary information to the CA.
Once you receive the certificate, you can install it. In the meantime, you can still use
your server without SSL.
Requesting and Installing Other Server Certificates
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