Managing Certificates - Netscape ENTREPRISE SERVER 6.1 - 08-2002 ADMINISTRATOR Administrator's Manual

Managing Certificates

If you later wish to restore the root certificate module, you can copy the extension
from
NT/Windows 2000) back into the
You can modify the trust information of the root certificates. The trust information
is written to the certificate database for the server instance being edited, not back to
the root certificate module itself.
Managing Certificates
You can view, delete, or edit the trust settings of the various certificates installed on
your server. This includes your own certificate and certificates from CAs.
To manage certificate lists, perform the following steps:
Access either the Enterprise Server Administration Server or the Server
1.
Manager and choose the Security tab.
For the Server Manager you must first select the server instance from the
drop-down list.
Click the Manage Certificates link.
2.
Click the Certificate Name you wish to manage.
3.
An Edit Server Certificate page appears with management options for that type
of certificate. Only CA certificates will allow you to set or unset client trust.
Some external cryptographic modules will not allow certificates to be deleted.
In the Edit Server Certificate window you may select:
4.
Click OK.
5.
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If you are managing a certificate for a default configuration using the
internal cryptographic module, a list of all installed certificates with their
type and expiration date is displayed. All certificates are stored in the
directory
server_root/alias.
If you are using an external cryptographic module, such as a hardware
accelerator, you will first need to enter your password for each specific
module and click OK. The certificate list will update to include certificates
in the module.
Delete Certificate or Quit for certificates obtained internally
Set client trust, Unset server trust, or Quit for CA certificates
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