Netscape MANAGEMENT SYSTEM 4.5 Installation And Setup Manual page 620

Hide thumbs Also See for NETSCAPE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM 4.5:
Table of Contents

Advertisement

Configuring a Certificate Manager to Publish Certificates and CRLs
After you select the correct entry type, you need to specify the required
information to create the entry. Note that the entry you create doesn't have to be in
the
certificationAuthority
this entry to the
publishing its CA's signing certificate (as explained in "Required Schema for
Publishing the CA Certificate" on page 619).
To create an entry for the Certificate Manager in Netscape Directory Server 4.x:
Log in to Netscape Console (see "Logging In to Netscape Console" on
1.
page 336).
Locate the Directory Server instance you want the Certificate Manager to use
2.
for publishing certificates and CRLs.
Double-click the instance or select the instance and click Open.
3.
This opens the Directory Server window.
Select the Directory tab.
4.
Select the domain name, right click, select New, and then select Other.
5.
The "New object" window appears.
Select "person" and click OK.
6.
The Property Editor - New window appears.
Enter the required information.
7.
Full name. Enter the common name (the value of the
exactly as it appears in the issuer DN; this DN shows up in the CA's signing
certificate. For example, if your CA's issuer DN is
Dept, O=Siroe Corporation, ST=California, C=US
testCA
Last name. Enter the name again; it must be the same as the one you entered in
the "Full name" field.
Keep the default values in the remaining fields, and click OK.
8.
The new entry appears in the Directory tab.
Verify that the entry has been created.
9.
a.
b.
c.
620
Netscape Certificate Management System Installation and Setup Guide • October 2001
certificationAuthority
in this field.
Double-click Directory Administrators, click Members, and then click Add.
Search for the user entry you added earlier.
Click OK and again OK.
object class. The Certificate Manager will convert
object class automatically by
component) of the CA
CN
CN=testCA, OU=Research
, you should enter

Advertisement

Table of Contents
loading

Table of Contents