Installation guide

ValiCert Web Server Validator 2.5 for iPlanet Web Server, Enterprise Edition

58 iPlanet Web Server, Enterprise Edition Release Notes • June 20, 2001

• Always set the response content type when sending a form to a client. This ensures that the

entire form gets safely to the client.

• When sending form data to a server that uses a different locale than the form fields, you must

tell the server the

charset before you call the getParameter method, as follows:

❍ If the same servlet or JSP generates and processes the form, set the response content type.

For servlets, explicitly set it as in this example:

res.setContentType("text/plain; charset=Shift_JIS");

For JSPs, set the response content type using a page directive, for example:

<%@ page contentType="text/html; charset=gb2312"%>

❍ If the servlet or JSP that generated the form is different than the one processing the form,

use a hidden field in the form called

j_encoding, for example:

ValiCert Web Server Validator 2.5 for iPlanet

Web Server, Enterprise Edition

The ValiCert Web Server Validator is an NSAPI plug-in that adds automatic certificate validation,

including CRL checking, to the iPlanet Web Server, Enterprise Edition. The product plugs into the

iPlanet Web Server, Enterprise Edition, enabling you to check the revocation status of digital

certificates issued by all major CAs. This added capability helps to protect you against exposure to

liability and fraud that can occur if a user's certificate is lost or stolen. Specific benefits of the

ValiCert Web Server Validator for iPlanet Web Server, Enterprise Edition include the following:

• Increased trust and security for web-based enterprise, extranet, and online retailing

applications.

• Support for multiple certificate validation protocols, including certificate revocation lists

(CRLs), online certificate status protocol (OCSP), and certificate revocation tree (CRT) methods.

• Complete CA interoperability, including focused integration with Netscape CMS, Baltimore,

Entegrity, Entrust, GTE, Microsoft, Thawte, and VeriSign.

• Complete LDAP directory server interoperability, including focused integration with Netscape

Directory Server 3.x/4.0.

• Support for both local directory/validation servers and public validation services such as the

ValiCert Global VA Service.