Obtaining and Installing Server CertificatesChapter 11 Managing SSL 385-----BEGIN NEW CERTIFICATE REQUEST-----MIIBrjCCARcCAQAwbjELMAkGA1UEBhMCVXMxEzARBgNVBAgTCkNBTElGT1JOSUExLDAqBgVBAoTI25ldHNjYXBlIGNvbW11bmljYXRpb25zIGNvcnBvcmF0aW9uMRwwGgYDVQQDExNtZWxsb24ubmV0c2NhcGUuY29tMIGfMA0GCSqGSIb3DQEBAQUAA4GNADCBiQKBgQCwAbskGh6SKYOgHy+UCSLnm3ok3X3u83Us7ug0EfgSLR0f+K41eNqqRftGR83emqPLDOf0ZLTLjVGJaH4Jn4l1gG+JDf/n/zMyahxtV7+mT8GOFFigFfuxaxMjr2j7IvELlxQ4IfZgWwqCm4qQecv3G+N9YdbjveMVXW0v4XwIDAQABoAAwDQYK-----END NEW CERTIFICATE REQUEST-----3. Send the email message to the CA.Once you have emailed your request, you must wait for the CA to respond withyour certificate. Response time for your request varies. For example, if your CA isinternal to your company, it may only take a day or two to respond to your request.If your selected CA is external to your company, it could take several weeks torespond to your request.When the CA sends a response, be sure to save the information in a text file. Youwill need the data when you install the certificate.You should also back up the certificate data in a safe location. If your system everloses the certificate data, you can reinstall the certificate using your backup file.Once you receive your certificate, you are ready to install it in your server’scertificate database.Step 3: Install the CertificateTo install a server certificate:1. On the Directory Server Console, select the Tasks tab and click ManageCertificates.The Manage Certificates window is displayed.2. Select the Server Certs tab, and click Install.The Certificate Install Wizard is displayed.3. Choose one of the following options for the certificate location, then click Next.In this file. Enter the absolute path to the certificate in this field.In the following encoded text block. Copy the text from the CAs email orfrom the text file you created and paste it in this field. For example:
