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What's in This Guide
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Understand the concepts of intranet, extranet, and the Internet security and the
role of digital certificates in a secure enterprise. These include the following
topics:
If you are new to these concepts, we recommend that you read the
security-related appendixes ( Appendix D and Appendix E ) of the
accompanying manual, Managing Servers with Netscape Console.
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Are familiar with the role of Netscape Console in managing Netscape version
4.x servers. Otherwise, see the accompanying manual, Managing Servers with
Netscape Console.
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Are reading this guide in conjunction with the documentation listed in "Where
to Go for Related Information" on page 13.
What's in This Guide
This guide covers the following topics:
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Chapter 1, "Command-Line Tools" Provides an overview of the command-line
tools provided with Certificate Management System, including the ones that
are not covered in this documentation.
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Chapter 2, "Password Cache Utility" Describes how to use the tool for
managing the single sign-on password cache.
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Chapter 3, "Kill Process Tool" Describes how to use the tool for terminating
CMS process if the server fails to respond to a start, restart, or stop commands.
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Chapter 4, "PIN Generator Tool" Describes how to use the tool for generating
unique PINs for your users and for populating their directory entries with
PINs.
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Netscape Certificate Management System Command-Line Tools Guide • October 2001
Encryption and decryption
Public keys, private keys, and symmetric keys
Significance of key lengths
Digital signatures
Digital certificates, including various types of digital certificates
The role of digital certificates in a public-key infrastructure (PKI)
Certificate hierarchies
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