Novell LINUX ENTERPRISE DESKTOP 11 - SECURITY GUIDE 17-03-2009 Manual page 178

17.2.2 Changing Password
If you need to change your password for your CA, proceed as follows:
1 Start YaST and open the CA module.
2 Select the required root CA and click Enter CA.
3 Enter the password if you entered a CA the first time. YaST displays the CA key
4 Click Advanced and select Change CA Password. A dialog box opens.
5 Enter the old and the new password.
6 Finish with OK
17.2.3 Creating or Revoking a Sub-CA
A sub-CA is created in exactly the same way as a root CA.
NOTE
The validity period for a sub-CA must be fully within the validity period of the
"parent" CA. A sub-CA is always created after the "parent" CA, therefore, the
default value leads to an error message. To avoid this, enter a permissible value
for the period of validity.
Do the following:
1 Start YaST and open the CA module.
2 Select the required root CA and click Enter CA.
3 Enter the password if you entered a CA the first time. YaST displays the CA key
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