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Approving Requests
You must also type a user ID for the new manager or agent. This user ID can be
the same that you specified in the certificate request, or it can be some other ID
that you want to use to identify this agent or manager in the CMS window of
Netscape Console, such as
To approve the request and issue the certificate, open the drop-down menu at
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the bottom of the page, choose "Accept this request," then click Do It.
If the certificate conforms to policy, a page containing the new certificate
appears. It includes instructions on how to help the certificate requester install
the new certificate.
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Other Options for Handling Requests
If you do not want to issue the certificate in response to a certificate request, you
can choose one of the other options from the command menu at the bottom of the
Request Details form, then click Do It.
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Cancel this request changes the state of the request to Canceled. Users do not
receive automatic notification of cancelled requests. Cancellation can be useful,
for example, if the user has left the company since submitting the request, or if
you have already talked to the user over the phone about the problem and
therefore don't need to invoke automatic notification.
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Reject this request changes the state of the request to Rejected, indicating that
it was unacceptable for policy reasons. If the CMS administrator has
configured the system to provide automatic notifications to end users, a
rejected request will automatically result in such a notification being sent.
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Clone this request creates a copy of the request and gives the copy a new
request ID number. The status of the new request is Pending. The status of the
original request also remains as Pending until you accept, cancel, or reject it.
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If the request is for a CMS manager's certificate, select the check box
labeled "This certificate is for a Trusted Manager."
If the request is for a CMS agent's certificate, select the check box labeled
"This certificate is for a name of manager agent."
If, after verifying or attempting to issue the certificate, you receive
the error message "The requested signature algorithm is not
enabled," check with your CMS administrator to make sure that the
signature algorithm you selected in Step 7 is supported.
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