HP-UX Directory Server 8.1 administrator guide

8. Click Done to dismiss the Certificate Request Wizard.
After generating the certificate request, send it to the CA.
12.2.2 Step 2: Send the certificate request
After the certificate request is generated, send it to a certificate authority (CA); the CA will
generate return a server certificate.
1. Most certificate requests are emailed to the CA, so open a new message.
2. Copy the certificate request information from the clipboard or the saved file into the body
of the message.
-----BEGIN NEW CERTIFICATE REQUEST-----
MIIBrjCCARcCAQAwbjELMAkGA1UEBhMCVXMxEzARBgNVBAgTCkNBTElGT1J
OSUExLDAqBgVBAoTI25ldHNjYXBlIGNvbW11bmljYXRpb25zIGNvcnBvcmF
0aW9uMRwwGgYDVQQDExNtZWxsb24ubmV0c2NhcGUuY29tMIGfMA0GCSqGSI
b3DQEBAQUAA4GNADCBiQKBgQCwAbskGh6SKYOgHy+UCSLnm3ok3X3u83Us7
ug0EfgSLR0f+K41eNqqRftGR83emqPLDOf0ZLTLjVGJaH4Jn4l1gG+JDf/n
/zMyahxtV7+mT8GOFFigFfuxaxMjr2j7IvELlxQ4IfZgWwqCm4qQecv3G+N
9YdbjveMVXW0v4XwIDAQABoAAwDQYK
------END NEW CERTIFICATE REQUEST-----
3. Send the email message to the CA.
After emailing the certificate request, wait for the CA to respond with the server certificate.
Response time for requests varies. For example, if the CA is internal to the company, it may only
take a day or two to respond to the request. If the selected CA is a third-party, it could take
several weeks to respond to the request.
After receiving the certificate, install it in the Directory Server's certificate database. When the
CA sends a response, be sure to save the information in a text file. The certificate must be available
to install in the Directory Server.
Also, keep a backup of the certificate data in a safe location. If the system ever loses the certificate
data, the certificate can be reinstalled using the backup file.
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