Assigning Certificates To An Access Gateway - Novell ACCESS MANAGER 3.1 SP1 - ADMINISTRATION Manual

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certificate. The OCSP reply is signed by the OCSP server. To verify that it was signed by the correct
OCSP server, the OCSP server certificate needs to be added to this trust store. The OCSP server
certificate itself is added to the trust store, not the CA certificate
1 In the Administration Console, click Devices > Identity Servers > Edit > Security.
2 Click the certificate link that you want to replace:
Encryption: Displays the encryption certificate keystore. The encryption certificate is used to
encrypt specific fields or data in the assertions.
Signing: Displays the signing certificate keystore. Click this option to access the keystore and
replace the signing certificate as necessary. The signing certificate is used to sign the assertion
or specific parts of the assertion.
SSL: Displays the SSL connector keystore. Click this option to access the keystore and replace
the SSL certificate as necessary. This certificate is used for SSL connections.
Provider: Displays the identity provider keystore. Click this option to access the keystore and
replace the identity provider certificate.
Consumer: Displays the identity consumer keystore. Click this option to access the keystore
and replace the identity consumer certificate as necessary.
3 Click Replace.
A keystore stores only one certificate at a time. When you replace a certificate, you overwrite
the existing one.
4 In the Replace dialog box, click the Select Certificate icon and browse to select the certificate
you created in
Section 3.2.1, "Creating Certificates," on page
5 Click OK.
6 Click OK in the Replace dialog box.
7 Restart Tomcat, as prompted by the system.
The system restarts Tomcat for you if you click Restart Now at the prompt. If you want to
restart at your convenience, select Restart Later and then manually restart Tomcat.
Linux: Enter the following command:
/etc/init.d/novell-tomcat5 restart
Windows: Enter the following commands:
net stop Tomcat5
net start Tomcat5
8 Update the Identity Server configuration on the Servers page, as prompted.

3.3.3 Assigning Certificates to an Access Gateway

The Access Gateway can be configured to use certificates for SSL communication with three types
of entities:
Identity Server: The Access Gateway uses the Embedded Service Provider to communicate
with the Identity Server. The Access Manager CA automatically generates the required
certificates for secure communication when you set up a trusted relationship with the Identity
Server. To manage these certificates in the Administration Console, click Access Gateways >
47.
Security and Certificate Management
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