Subsystems installed in an instance of Netscape Certificate Management System
(CMS) share certain configuration information. For example, they use the same
administration, agent, and end-entity ports; internal database for data storage; mail
server for automated notifications; internal token and trust database for PKI
operations; SSL ciphers during SSL negotiation; privileged users; and log files to
log messages to. This chapter explains how to configure the internal database for a
CMS instance.
The chapter has the following sections:
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Internal Database (page 365)
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Configuring the Internal Database (page 366)
Internal Database
Certificate Management System performs various certificate and key-management
functions in response to the requests it receives. These functions include the
following:
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Storing and retrieving of certificate issuance requests
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Storing and retrieving of certificate records
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Storing of CRLs
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Storing and retrieving of end users' encryption private key records
Setting Up Internal Database
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