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Getting Server SSL Certificates for Netscape Servers

If the request passes Certificate Manager's policy, it signs the request
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immediately and returns the certificate to the Registration Manager. The
Registration Manager then delivers the certificate to the administrator.
Optionally, the Certificate Manager may publish the certificate to the corporate
directory.
If the Certificate Manager's policy requires additional information, the
administrator will be directed to return later to pick up the certificate. The
administrator may need to query the Registration Manager using the certificate
request number to see whether the certificate has been issued. Alternatively,
the Registration Manager can be configured to email the user when the
certificate is ready for pick up. See "Notifications of Certificate Issuance to End
Entities" on page 532.
The Registration Manager delivers the server SSL certificate to the email
8.
address specified in the enrollment form. Optionally, the Registration Manager
may publish the certificate to the corporate directory.
Getting Server SSL Certificates for Netscape
Servers
To enable a server to establish SSL connections, you need to get a certificate that
identifies the server. You can get a certificate for a server by submitting a request to
Certificate Management System.
To generate the actual request, you (or the server administrator) need to use the
server that requires the certificate. This is required because the private key must be
stored with the server that will use it.
The following section explains how to request a server SSL certificate for Netscape
servers. The instructions apply mainly to requests from servers other than CMS
subsystem server—for example, Netscape Administration Server and Netscape
Directory Server. To request a certificate for a CMS subsystem, follow the
instructions in "Getting New Certificates for the Subsystems" on page 465.

Getting Certificates for Version 3.x Servers

To get a certificate for a server in the Netscape version 3.x server family (for
example, Netscape Administration Server 3.x) follow the procedure below:
• Step 1. Generate the Server Certificate Request
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