Appendix F Certificate Download Specification; Data Formats; Binary Formats - Netscape MANAGEMENT SYSTEM 6.1 - ADMINISTRATOR Administrator's Manual

This appendix describes the data formats used by Netscape Communicator 4.x for
installing certificates. It also describes how certificates are imported into different
environments.
This appendix contains the following sections:
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Data Formats

Netscape products can accept certificates in several formats. Although the format
can vary, the certificates themselves are X.509 version 1, 2, or 3.

Binary Formats

The Netscape certificate loader recognizes several binary formats, as follows.
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Certificate Download Specification
"Data Formats," on page 711
"Importing Certificate Chains
"Importing Certificates into Netscape Communicator," on page 713
"Importing Certificates into Netscape Servers," on page 714
"Object Identifiers," on page 714
DER-encoded certificate
This is a single binary DER-encoded certificate.
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