Network Services - Novell LINUX ENTERPRISE SERVER 10 - INSTALLATION AND ADMINISTRATION 08-05-2008 Installation Manual

3.14.6 Network Services

Having configured the network, a dialog opens in which to enable and configure two
important network services: a certificate authority and an OpenLDAP server. If preferred,
you can skip this configuration proposal for now. After the installation is finished,
configure and start the same services with the help of YaST.
Figure 3.6 Proposed Setup for Network Services
CA Management
The purpose of a CA (certificate authority) is to guarantee a trust relationship among
all network services communicating with each other. Without a CA, you can secure
server communications with SSL and TLS separately for each individual service.
By default, a CA is created and enabled during the installation. Find details about
the creation of a CA with YaST in
(page 803).
OpenLDAP Server
You can run an LDAP service on your host to have a central facility manage a
range of configuration files. Typically, an LDAP server handles user account data,
but with SUSE Linux Enterprise it can also be used for mail, DHCP, and DNS data.
Chapter 42, Managing X.509 Certification
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