Setup guide

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About This Guide
The Command-Line Tools Guide describes various command-line tools or utilities
thatare bundledwith NetscapeCertificate ManagementSystem(CMS). Itprovides
the information such as the command syntax, platform support, examples, and so
on, required to use these tools .
This preface has the following sections:
• What You Should Already Know (page 7)
• What’s in This Guide (page 8)
• Conventions Used in This Guide (page 9)
• Where to Go for R elated Information (page 10)
What You Should Already Know
This guide is intended for experienced system administrators who are planning to
deploy Certificate Management System. CMS agents should refer to CMS Agent’s
Guide for information on how to perform agent tasks, such as handling certificate
requests and revoking certificates.
This guide assumes that you
• Are familiar with thebasicconceptsofpublic-key cryptography and theSecure
Sockets Layer (SSL) protocol.
❍ SSL cipher suites
❍ The purpose of and major steps in the SSL handshake