Subject Name For Registration Manager Signing Certificate - Netscape MANAGEMENT SYSTEM 6.0 Installation And Setup Manual

Registration Manager Configuration
• Token password_________________________________________________
The password for the token must be at least one character long.
• Key type_________________________________________________
RSA or DSA.
• Key length_______________________________________________
Available key sizes for RSA are 512, 768, 1024, 2048, or Custom. Available key
sizes for DSA are 512, 1024, or Custom (which must be in increments of 64 bits
only).
In general, longer keys are considered to be cryptographically stronger than
shorter keys. However, longer keys also require more time for signing
operations.
• Message Digest Algortihm (select one): SHA1___ MD2___ MD5___
Select the message digest algorithm to use for generating digital signatures on
certificates.

Subject Name for Registration Manager Signing Certificate

• Common Name (CN=) _____________________________________
• Organizational Unit (OU=) ___________________________________
• Organization (O=) ________________________________________
• Locality (L=) _____________________________________________
• State (ST=) ______________________________________________
• Country (C=) ____________________________________________
A DN is a series of name-value pairs that in combination uniquely identify an
entity. The subject DN identifies the Registration Manager signing certificate.
You are not required to enter all the values, but must enter the Organization
(O), such as your company name. The Organization is required because its
absence causes Netscape Communicator (version 4.6 or below) to crash. For
more information about distinguished names, see Apendix A, "Distinguished
Names," in CMS Plug-Ins Guide.
198 Netscape Certificate Management System Installation and Setup Guide • March 2002