Installation guide

What’s New in iPlanet Web Server, Version 4.1
16 iPlanet Web Server, Enterprise Edition Release Notes • June 20, 2001
New Support for Key Database Passwords in password.conf File
By default, the web server prompts the administrator for the key database password before starting
up. If you want the web server to be able to restart unattended, you need to save the password in a
password.conf file. Be sure that your system is adequately protected so that this file and the key
databases are not compromised.
To configure the password, create a new password.conf file in the config subdirectory of the server
instance. If you are using the internal PKCS#11 software encryption module that comes with the
server, Enter in the following information:
Communicator Certificate DB : yourpassword
If you are using a different PKCS#11 module, for example for hardware encryption or hardware
accelerators, you will need to specify the name of the PKCS#11 module, followed with the
password. For example:
nFast: yourpassword
Miscellaneous Information
• 2.0 Plugin Support
2.0 plug-ins are no longer supported in a binary compatible mode with 4.x servers.
• Automatic Reload of Packaged Servlets
When you modify a packaged servlet, the new version is not reloaded automatically.
To reload the new version automatically, set the following property in the
contexts.properties file:
context.global.isModifiedCheckAggressive=true
• IRIX n32 Binary Information
NOTE SSL client authentication requires that the certificate authority that
issued the client certificate is trusted by the server. Previous
versions of Netscape FORTEZZA servers would automatically trust
the PAA from the server's FORTEZZA card for client operations. In
the 4.x servers, this does not occur. Instead, the administrator needs
to install the PAA certificate as a trusted client authentication
certificate authority.