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• Internal Database (Netscape Directory Server) for Certificate Management
System. For each instance of Certificate Management System you install an
instance of Netscape Directory Server that acts as the internal database for
certificate and request information.
You use the main window of Netscape Console to perform basic tasks such as
starting and stopping a server. To manage any server controlled by Netscape
Console (in this case, just Directory Server and the Certificate Manager), first locate
it on the left side of the main Netscape Console window, then double-click the icon
to open a separate administrative window for that server.
Netscape Console uses the configuration directory for information on the locations
and contents of server groups on the network. It also interacts with the
Administration Server for each server group to perform some tasks, such as
managing SSL encryption settings. However, to manage settings displayed in the
Netscape Console window for a particular Certificate Management System
instance, Netscape Console acts directly on a configuration file stored with that
instance. (For more information about the configuration file, see Chapter 10, "CMS
Configuration."
As you proceed with the default demo installation and configuration, you will be
asked to assign several port numbers, names, and passwords. Figure 3-1 shows the
four main software elements of the demo and the port numbers and protocols they
use for different purposes. Using the default ports for the end-entity URLs helps
users because they will not need to remember port numbers; any HTTPS request
will try port 443 if no port is specified in the URL.
Overview of the Default Demo
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