Netscape MANAGEMENT SYSTEM 6.1 - ADMINISTRATOR Administrator's Manual page 300

Managing the Certificate Database
• Step 6. Specify Extensions
• Step 7. Copy the Certificate Signing Request
• Step 8. Check the Certificate Request Status
Step 1. Select the Operation
Indicate whether you want to request a certificate or install a certificate.
For the purposes of completing the instructions that follow, assume that you chose
to request a certificate.
Step 2. Choose the Certificate
Choose the certificate (by name) that you want to request.
The drop-down list shows various certificates used by the currently selected CMS
instance. Choose the one you want to request—which certificates you see in the list
depends on the subsystems installed in the currently selected CMS instance. You
may see a combination of the following options:
• If a Certificate Manager is installed, the list includes the Certificate Manager's
CA signing, OCSP signing, and SSL server certificates.
• If a Registration Manager is installed, the list includes the Registration
Manager's signing, and SSL server certificates.
• If a Data Recovery Manager is installed, the list includes the Data Recovery
Manager's transport, and SSL server certificate.
• If a Online Certificate Status Manager is installed, the list includes the Online
Certificate Status Manager's signing, and SSL server certificate.
Depending on the certificate you want to generate, choose the one in the
drop-down list:
• Certificate Manager Signing Certificate—choose this option if you want to
request a signing certificate for the Certificate Manager. If you choose this
option, you must also specify whether the certificate request is for a self-signed
CA (also known as the root CA) or a subordinate CA.
• Certificate Manager OCSP Signing Certificate—choose this option if you want
to request an OCSP signing certificate for the Certificate Manager.
• Data Recovery Manager Transport Certificate—choose this option if you want
to request a transport certificate for the Data Recovery Manager.
300 Netscape Certificate Management System Administrator's Guide • February 2003