Novell LINUX ENTERPRISE DESKTOP 11 - SECURITY GUIDE 17-03-2009 Manual page 176

17.2.1 Creating a Root CA
The first step when setting up a PKI is to create a root CA. Do the following:
1 Start YaST and go to Security and Users > CA Management.
2 Click Create Root CA.
3 Enter the basic data for the CA in the first dialog, shown in
Figure 17.1 YaST CA Module—Basic Data for a Root CA
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text fields have the following meanings:
CA Name
Enter the technical name of the CA. Directory names, among other things,
are derived from this name, which is why only the characters listed in the
help can be used. The technical name is also displayed in the overview when
the module is started.
Common Name
Enter the name to use to refer to the CA.
E-Mail Addresses
Several e-mail addresses can be entered that can be seen by the CA user.
This can be helpful for inquiries.
Figure 17.1 . The