Step 1. Generate The Server Certificate Request - Netscape MANAGEMENT SYSTEM 6.01 Installation And Setup Manual

• Step 2. Submit the Server Certificate Request
• Step 3. Install Your Server's SSL Certificate
• Step 4. Accept a CA as Trusted in Your Server
• Step 5. Verify Your Server's SSL and CA Certificates

Step 1. Generate the Server Certificate Request

To generate the certificate signing request (CSR) for a server:
Open a web browser window.
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Go to the Administration Server, and use the Server Selector to access the
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Server Manager for your server.
Follow the directions presented there to generate a new key pair which you
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will then get certified (you will use this key pair to generate a certificate
signing request).
Alternatively, you can use any other tool provided with your server to
generate the key pair; see the documentation for your server.
Once you have generated a key pair, follow the directions presented to
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generate a certificate signing request (CSR).
In the Certificate Authority field, enter your own email address.
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The server mails the request to the address specified in this field.
Submit the form.
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The server generates and displays a CSR.
Copy the CSR, including the
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and
-----END NEW CERTIFICATE REQUEST-----
For example:
-----BEGIN NEW CERTIFICATE REQUEST-----
MIIBBzCBsgIBADBPMQswCQYDVQQGEwJVUzEoMCYGA1UEChMfTmV0c2NhcGUgRGlyZWN0b3J5IFB1YmxpY2
F0aW9uczEWMBQGA1UEAxMNZHVtcC5tY29tLmNvbTBaMA0GCSqGSIb3DQEBAQU2nfjiMEYCQQCksMRaLGdf
p4m0OiGcgijG5KgOsyRNvwGYW7kfW+8mmijDtZRjYNjjcgpF3VnlsbxbclX9LVjjNLC57u37XZdAgEDoAA
wDQYJKoZIhvcNAQEEBQADQQCYUTnUtCVGyNrYGSfydclqiovxy1fRD1z23zg+eBPK7n85UyE4r5zGZjDsM
Yr172ytfAFL7DeG83DWzr8Z
-----END NEW CERTIFICATE REQUEST-----
Next, you need to paste this request into the server enrollment form hosted by
Certificate Management System.
Getting Server SSL Certificates for Netscape Servers
-----BEGIN NEW CERTIFICATE REQUEST-----
Chapter 24 Issuing and Managing Server Certificates
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