Step 4. Set Up Multiple Cep Services - Netscape MANAGEMENT SYSTEM 6.01 Installation And Setup Manual

UNSTRUCTUREDNAME: router33.example.com
UNSTRUCTUREDADDRESS: 101.22.33.125
SERIALNUMBER: 233455
pwd: 35pww3a
Note that if you specify a DN for a CEP enrollee in the authentication file, the
Certificate Manager replaces the subject name requested by that user (router or
VPN client) with the one specified in the file.
After you've created entries for all the CEP enrollees, save the file. Also note
the complete path to the file; you'll be required to specify this in the next step.
Configure the Certificate Manager to use the
3.
predetermined credentials.
Once you have created the authentication file, you should register the
plug-in implementation in the CMS authentication framework
FlatFileAuth
and create an instance (named
specify the full path to your authentication file and save your changes.
Restart the Certificate Manager.
4.
After changing the configuration file, you must restart the server for the
changes to take effect. If the server fails to start, check the log file for any error
messages.
Provide users with the predetermined authentication credentials.
5.
Send the password you determined to the CEP enrollees, asking them to enter
it when they are prompted for the challenge password during CEP enrollment.

Step 4. Set Up Multiple CEP Services

This step is optional.
By default, the CEP service runs on this URL:
It is possible to set up multiple instances of CEP, each with a different
configuration, each listening on a different URL. This is useful if you have different
requirements for different types of users. For example, you might want to have one
CEP service that authenticates routers and publishes their certificates to the
directory and another CEP service that authenticates VPN clients but does not
publish their certificates to the directory.
To set up multiple CEP services, use the example below as a guide.
FlatFileAuth
) of the registered plug-in. Be sure to
flatfile
/cgi-bin/pkiclient.exe
Chapter 25
Setting up CEP Enrollment Manually
plug-in to verify
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