Using The Wizard To Request A Certificate - Netscape MANAGEMENT SYSTEM 6.0 Installation And Setup Manual

When you start the wizard, which you do by clicking the Certificate Setup Wizard
button in the Encryption tab of the CMS window (see the figure on page 434), you
are asked to specify whether you want to request or install a certificate. The wizard
presents you with the screens appropriate to your choice and walks you through
the entire process.
For installing certificates, except for cases when the certificate is self-signed by the
CA, you will need to run the wizard twice: once, to request the certificate and once
to install the certificate. The reason for this is, if you submit the certificate request to
a non-local CA, you will have to wait for the certificate until it is delivered to you.
The following sections explain the process of requesting and installing a certificate
by using the Certificate Setup Wizard:
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Using the Wizard to Request a Certificate

• Using the Wizard to Install a Certificate or Certificate Chain
For instructions on getting new certificates, see "Getting New Certificates for the
Subsystems" on page 465. For instructions on renewing existing certificates, see
"Renewing Certificates for the Subsystems" on page 474.
Using the Wizard to Request a Certificate
The Certificate Setup Wizard allows you to request any of the certificates used by
the Certificate Manager, Registration Manager, Data Recovery Manager, or Online
Certificate Status Manager installed in the currently selected CMS instance.
Using the wizard to request a certificate involves the following steps:
• Step 1. Select the Operation
• Step 2. Choose the Certificate
• Step 3. Specify the Key-Pair Information
• Step 4. Specify the Subject Name for the Certificate
• Step 5. Specify the Validity Period
• Step 6. Specify Extensions
• Step 7. Copy the Certificate Signing Request
• Step 8. Check the Certificate Request Status
Chapter 14 Managing CMS Keys and Certificates
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