Specifications

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IPsec Client on Windows XP and Windows 2000
Importing a Root Certificate
Right-click ‘Trusted Root Certificates’. In the drop-down menu, select ‘All
Tasks’ ➝ ‘Import’. This starts the certificate wizard. Click ‘Next’ then
Browse. Under ‘File Format’, select ‘All files (*.*)’. Now select cacert.pem.
Click ‘Next’.
Select the certificate store ‘Trusted Root Certification Authorities’. Click ‘Next’
then ‘Finish’. If the import process was successful, it will be confirmed in a
box. Click ‘OK’.
Making a Note of Important Certificate Data
In the MMC, click ‘File’ ➝ ‘Save’. Save your configuration with the proposed
name at the proposed location. In the MMC, open the ‘Personal Certificates’
folder then the ‘Certificates’ subfolder.
You will see the certificate for the client. Right-click it. From the drop-down
menu, select ‘Open’. Select ‘Details’ and click ‘Issuer’. Make a note of the
following entries:
E=[e-mail]
CN=mainca
OU=bu
O=SuSE
L=Nuernberg
S=Franken
C=DE
Close the certificate with ‘OK’. Close the MMC with ‘File’ ➝ ‘Close’. When
prompted about saving, select ‘Yes’.
Configuring the IPsec Connection
Installing the ipsec.exe Tool
Unpack package.zip to C:\ProgramFiles\IPsec\.
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